Bengaluru International Airport saved 22 lakh power units in 2020-21, attains energy neutral status

In a significant achievement Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport has been able to substantially reduce its carbon footprint and attained the net energy neutral status during 2020-21, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) said in a statement. With the help of a range of power conservation efforts the airport was successful in saving about 22 lakh electricity units, BIAL was reported saying by the Indian Express. The BIAL in its statement also gave a breakup of what measures helped the airport save power consumption. While 5 lakh units of electricity was saved by lighting, a whopping 17 lakh units of electricity were saved by the airport with the help of chiller plant optimisation in various critical needs of the airport including heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC).