Chennai civic body harnessing green power
In a green move as part of the Smart City Mission, a network of solar panels, inverters, and bi-directional net meters are being installed across several corporation-owned buildings to harness clean energy. The civic body expects to save around Rs 22 lakh a month on electricity bills once the solar panels are in place on all 662 buildings. Solar panels have been installed in 460 buildings so far, and six of them have begun harnessing power. The project received approval last August. “Panels and inverters being installed in a swift pace. Once all the 662 buildings are covered with solar panels, our monthly bills will be cut by an average of Rs 22 lakh,” said an official. The electrical department of the civic body currently incurs the highest power bills on street lights and buildings. The project to install solar rooftops at corporation buildings has been on the back burner for several years now. The Communicable Diseases Hospital in Tondiarpet will get panels with the maximum capacity of producing 100kW — the largest among all corporation buildings. The capacity of solar panels installed atop the new corporation zonal office building in Manali, Ambattur and AmmaMaaligai, Ripon Buildings, are 78kW, 60kW, and 53kW.
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