MUMBAI: The Mumbai airport is now entirely runs on electric power generated by green, renewable sources of energy, said Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) on Monday.
“The landmark 100% utilization of renewable sources of energy happened in August. Out of this 100%, the airport procures 95% of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources such as hydro and wind energy while around around 5% comes from its onsite solar generation,” said MIAL adding that the airport has prepared roadmap to achieve net zero carbon cmission by 2029.
A significant step in the direction took place in April with the deployment of a 10Kwp Hybrid SolarMill consisting of 2 Kwp TurboMill and 8 Kwp Solar PV modules with an estimated minimum energy generation of 36 Kwh/day, the airport said.
“This first-of-its-kind, fully integrated, hybrid renewable energy product harnesses solar and wind energy combined to generate electricity. This transition to renewable energy ensures a reduction of around 1 lac 20 thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO 2 e) every year,” said MIAL.
It added that Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) is the first airport in India to launch the said hybrid technology. Back then 57% of electric power came from renewable sources, which went up to 98% between May to July and then touched 100% in August.
