A solar bridge in Vadodara generates Rs. 50 lakh worth power in 9 months

February 02, 2022
A solar bridge in Vadodara generates Rs. 50 lakh worth power in 9 months

Vadodara: The first solar rooftop bridge at Akota-Dandiya Bajar road in Vadodara generates Rs. 50 lakh worth electricity in 9 months period.

The solar system installed above the bridge generated 7,92,000 unit power in this period. Rs. 23.25 crore bridge has 3024 solar panels in addition to 13 solar inverters and a power transformer. The panels are installed at 12-18 degree angle in order to catch solar light throughout the day.

Daily 50-60 panels are cleaned during dark hours to clear the dust. If per months need of 700-900 units for operation of transformer is excluded, the MGVCL (Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd) has generated 7,85,100 unit solar power, each unit worth Rs. 6.7.

MGVCL takes the power generated through this bridge and in exchange offers High Tension power to three facilities of Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) – Khanderao market building 12.18%, Rajivnagar Sewerage plant 32.87% and Atladra Sewage plant rest of the power generated through solar bridge. DeshGujarat

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