Tripura University goes green, installs solar power plant

Solar Off Grid & Roof Tops

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta 0

Tripura University goes green, installs solar power plant

now viewing

Tripura University goes green, installs solar power plant

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

now playing

Fitch Ratings affirms Clean Renewable Power's USD 363 mn notes 'BB-' rating with stable outlook - EQ

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

now playing

Vedanta’s Hindustan Zinc Becomes the 3rd Largest Producer of Silver Globally - EQ

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

REIL Floated Tender For 200 KW Solar Power Plant At Titardi, Udaipur

now playing

REIL Issue Tender for For Selection of Charge Point Operator (CPO) For Supply of of EV Charging Equipment for Period of 10 Years for Setting up of EV Charging Stations In New Delhi - EQ

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

AP-bets-on-renewable-energy-to-meet-goals

now playing

EIB provides €150M in financing for renewable energy investment in Bhutan - EQ

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

NTPC to invest Rs 10,300 cr in greenfield thermal and solar plants in UP

now playing

NTPC Green Energy inks pact with Indus Towers to develop renewable energy projects - EQ

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

now playing

SJVN Green Energy incorporates JV named SGEL Assam Renewable Energy - EQ

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

now playing

MG Motor, Epsilon tie up for EV charging solutions, battery recycling - EQ

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

ADB to Expand Support for Turkmenistan — ADB Vice-President

now playing

New Zealand Commits $25 Million for ADB’s Energy Transition Mechanism - EQ

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

now playing

Sineng Unveils Extensive Portfolio of PV+ESS Solutions at WFES, Empowering MENA’s Green Transition - EQ

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

now playing

Avaada Energy inks Rs 4,471-cr refinancing pact with NaBFID for four solar projects in Rajasthan - EQ

January 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

Talking to indianexpress.com about the new solar plant, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dharurkar said: These panels have a capacity of generating 7 lakh units per annum, which will save TU approximately Rs. 36 lakh annually”.

As a dedicated effort towards achieving environment friendliness, Tripura University (TU) officially became a ‘green campus’ by setting up a 500-kilowatt peak (kWp) solar power plant, a statement said Monday. Few universities like Tezpur University, Manipur University have installed solar power projects in Northeastern part of the country previously.

Advertising

“Tripura University with this happens to be the first university to install solar power project in Northeastern region in the assigned period,” the statement claimed.

A statement issued by Tripura University on Monday reads that the solar power project was assigned to Tripura University under a mega project undertaken by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) which operates under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

The Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) would assist the university by mapping energy through net meters. TSECL chief managing director Dr. MS Kele assured TU Vice-Chancellor Prof VL Dharurkar to help the University for setting the metering system soon.

Talking to indianexpress.com about the new solar plant, Professor Dharurkar said: These panels have a capacity of generating 7 lakh units per annum, which will save TU approximately Rs. 36 lakh annually”. He also said that Tripura University would soon become a “green campus” by producing its own clean and green energy.

The VC also said that energy generated from the solar project is under the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and the varsity wouldn’t spend a single penny on the project. The PPA was signed on September 20, last year.

Tripura University is also aiming to reduce 60 percent of its monthly energy consumption by usage patterns.

Earlier in 2017, Tezpur University in Assam signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). A 10 KWP Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) power plant was installed at Manipur University in 2012.