Delhi Airport
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Expansion
Indira Gandhi International Airport is moving rapidly towards zeroing carbon emissions. By the target set for 2030, this airport will become a net carbon emitter. In this series, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has achieved success in reducing power consumption. Since 2010, when Terminal-3 of this airport was started, there has been a 57 percent reduction in power consumption per passenger. For this, renewable energy sources have been adopted so that carbon emissions can be reduced to zero.
When Terminal-3 was commissioned in 2010, the electricity consumption per passenger was 5.18 kWh. Now it has come down to 2.21 kWh. According to Videh Kumar Jaipuria, CEO of DIAL, emphasis is being laid on reducing specific energy consumption year after year while meeting the expectations of service and passengers. Special emphasis has been laid on green building construction. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning, baggage handling system, information technology, airside ground lights, escalators, travelators have been automated. LED lights are being used and real-time monitoring and control is being done.
100% LED lights will be installed
The CEO said that energy consumption has been reduced through other technology. Efforts are being made to continuously improve this system. A 7.45 MW solar power plant has been installed on the airside. Apart from this, the target of installing 100 percent LED lights will be achieved soon.