In a move to harness solar energy, a 3.5MW solar power project was inaugurated by T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL at HAL airport here to coincide the HAL's Foundation Day. The project is spread over 23 acres with 12,985 solar modules installed.

"We are pleased to be a part of this environment friendly initiative by focusing on renewable energy to meet our demand for electricity.  It is perfect example of promoting climate protection and conserving precious energy resources. The project enables us to use solar power and cut down our dependency on normal electricity", he said. The power requiremnt of LCA-Tejas Division would be met to begin with he added.

The project is commissioned by the Amplus Energy Solutions.  Speaking on the occasion, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Managing Director & CEO, AES, commended HAL's decision to install a significant renewable energy capacity for its power consumption in Bengaluru. The project is unique as this is the first single-axis tracker based solar installation at an airport in India. In addition to cost savings, a 3,900 kWp solar facility would reduce emissions by 1,66,257 MT of CO2 over the life of the plant, which has the same effect on CO2 emissions as reducing consumption of 3,84,921 barrels of crude oil or planting 1,90,903 trees, he said.

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