Not too long back, we told you about Kochi airport going 100% solar. In recent times, several airports in India have shown the inclination to go solar. The GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHAIL) is the latest to step up its operations in making the switch.
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Using its 24-acres of land bank, the authorities here have installed 16,000 solar panels at a cost of Rs. 30 crore. When you convert that to environmental benefits, it amounts to a whopping 20 lakh trees when using thermal energy. Not only this, the energy generated from this plant will help save 12 tonnes of precious coal and nearly 80,000 litres of water every day.
The plan is to add another 7 MW of production in the next financial year. In future, the airport wishes to generate as much as 25 MW of solar power in order to make the airport self-sufficient in terms of energy production. This also insulates the airport from possible price rise of commercial power in future. (ALSO READ: Dharnai is India's first completely solar powered village)
Currently the airport authorities are using the vast land bank at their disposal. However, eventually, the plan is to go for solar rooftops just like Kochi airport. A similar effort saw Bengaluru convert its M Chinnaswamy stadium into the world’s first completely solar powered cricket stadium.
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