Bokaro Steel Plant to develop twin floating solar power projects

• Garga Dam and also Air Conditioning Pond-1 are the recognized water bodies that will host the floating photovoltaic panels to support the electricity needs of the steel plant as well as likewise the adjoining town.
• BSL is aiming to increase its renewable energy generation capacity in the coming 8 years.

The Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL)-- a subsidiary of state had Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)-- has actually prepared for 2 floating solar power plants on 2 various water bodies. Garga Dam as well as Air Conditioning Pond-1 are the determined water bodies that will host the floating photovoltaic panels to sustain the electrical power needs of the steel plant as well as also the adjacent territory. Among the earliest steel plants of the country, the 50th wedding anniversary of the date when it fired up its blast furnace for the very first time will certainly come up this year.

The steel plant authorities have actually collaborated with the Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Authority (JREDA) and also the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to establish the projects. JREDA is stated to have already conducted an in-depth study of the two water bodies which will certainly help it to create a feasibility report as well as the technological spec. Afterwards, a tender will certainly be informed by the BSL.

Today BSL gets its power from the Bokaro Power Supply Company (BPSCL) as well as the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). The Garga Dam is topped an area of 4 square kilometres as well as it might generate regarding 50 MW of green energy, according to a preliminary survey. Cooling down Pond-1 spreads over 3.2 square kilometres. JREDA is yet to tender its findings to BSL. The company is wanting to double its renewable energy generation capacity in the coming 8 years and also SAIL-- the moms and dad company-- is talking about the plan to accomplish it.

SAIL's Renewable Route

SAIL declares that it is expeditiously implementing renewable energy generation and also its reliable usage through numerous methods. It has actually finished a grid connected 1 MW solar energy plant at RSP and 3 MW roofing system top solar energy units at various plants.

Besides, the Central PSU is also presently applying a 10 MW Hydel power plant at Mandira Dam, RSP, for which a Joint Venture (JV) contract was authorized in between RSP as well as Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Limited (GEDCOL). Similarly, 6 MW roof-top solar units on different SAIL buildings under the Ministry of New and also Renewable Energy (MNRE) Scheme are also being installed.

SAIL states that it is progressively changing to a more energy-efficient as well as durable LED illumination system from traditional illumination systems which is in line with the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) Scheme. It claims to have actually already set up greater than 75,000 LED lights replacing standard lights.