Thiruvananthapuram to Get Solar Plants at Key City Locales

• The Smart City Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (SCTL) as well as its Smart Mission effort are implementing solar energy plant projects at important facilities in the funding city.
• The project is expected to meet around 10 per cent of the complete electrical energy need as well as produce 1,350 systems of electrical power each year.

The Smart City Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (SCTL) and its Smart Mission campaign are applying solar energy plant projects at important facilities in the resources city, including the Legislative Assembly Complex, in order to multiply lasting modern technology.

The estimated cost of the project is Rs 3.2 crores and also it is expected to create 607-kilowatt power. Officials believe that the strategy will certainly not just lower carbon impact however also help save a quantity of Rs 50 lakh each year in regards to power price. Audio Speaker M B Rajesh recently ushered in the solar plant mounted at the Legislative Assembly Complex, Thiruvananthapuram, in the existence of Mayor Arya Rajendran.

The project is expected to meet around 10 percent of the complete electricity requirement and create 1,350 systems of electricity per year. Under the solar energy project, solar plants are being mounted at 5 government structures coming under the ABD (Area Based Development) area of the City Corporation, consisting of Legislative Assembly Complex, Women College in Thycaud, Public Library, Government Central High School at Attakulangara as well as Kerala University Library.

All these structures are equipped with mono solar PV panels, power conditioning devices, inverters and wise solar energy metres. The firm setting up the panels will do repairs as well as upkeep for the following five years. The project intends to lower the carbon print by 170 tonnes each year.

Besides solar power, SCTL has actually applied in the past to push electric wheelchair in Kerala however to no avail. Absence of charging station, issues about resilience of battery, unavailability of extra parts, and also lack of service and support are the factors for individuals's reluctance towards possessing e-vehicles. The e-rickshaw feeder service introduced in Kochi Metro and SCTL was not a success, raising serious problems concerning the future of e-vehicles in the state.

Recently, SCTL welcomed fresh expression of passions for implementing an electro-mechanical car parking project at the public workplace substance. The action was assisted in after the nationwide highways and also infrastructure development corporation backed out of the project.