IIT Bhubaneswar commissioned a Solar Power Generating Station at its Campus

IIT Bhubaneswar has successfully commissioned a solar power generating station of 490 KWp capacity at its permanent campus. Roof tops of all the existing buildings are utilized for installing solar panels and power generating equipment. The project was inaugurated by the Director, Prof. R V Raja Kumar on 04.06.2018 and the power generation is commissioned.
The project provides not only power saving to the campus through solar generation, but also provides enough data & information for doing research work on solar PV renewable energy systems. The solar PV panels have been successfully commissioned on 14th May, 2018 for testing and the generation is found to be fully intact till date. The Project provides benchmark for future installation of solar PV generation systems in the campus and also provides inspiration for surrounding institutes in the Bhubaneswar to go for clean and green energy.
Prof R V Raja Kumar, Director, IIT Bhubaneswar said that the institute has decided to make the campus “green”, installation of solar power generation is one step in this endeavor alongside of undertaking a massive tree plantation drive of 30,000 trees during the last three rainy seasons. He also said that the institute has already awarded contract to create STP and ETP in the campus through NBCC and it is working on rain water harvesting in the campus with the buildings already designed to equip with rain water collection system.