Thyagaraj Stadium gets India’s first 1MW rooftop solar plant


Atlanta-based manufacturers of monocrystalline silicon solar cells Suniva, and India-based Reliance Industries’ Solar Energy Group, have installed India's first 1MW rooftop solar plant at the Thyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi, India.


The Thyagaraj Stadium developed by the Government of Delhi, is planned to be a model green stadium and will host netball in the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

The power system will be created using Suniva’s thin film mono-crystalline solar cells, which are said to have an efficiency of up to 20%. The project is expected to generate around 1.4 million kWh of electricity per year to fulfill the power requirements of the stadium, with surplus electricity being fed into the grid at 11KV. Suniva uses the ARTisun technology which involves screen printing for making contact lines on the solar cells. The very thin contact lines help in improving the efficiency of the cell by freeing up more area to collect sunlight.

The stadium has been publicized for its green features such as usage of environment-friendly materials like fly-ash bricks and specialized glasses. A 2.5 MW gas turbine worth more than $4 million has also been installed in the stadium. The exhaust gases from the turbine will be a part of the cogeneration system that will use the exhaust gases to power a vapor absorption machine to meet the stadium’s air conditioning needs. The stadium also has rainwater harvesting system and an affluent treatment plant to enable recycling and reuse of water.

The authorities are aiming for LEED-Gold Certification for the facility.








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