Syed BGLR Airport Case Study

BANGALORE
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT LIMITED
(Platinum Certified under PEER v2)
CASE STUDY
September 2021
“We are proud to receive this recognition from GBCI for our relentless
efforts in the energy conservation and energy resilience domain. As the
operator of a world-class airport, BIAL has undertaken a variety of
steps to deploy onsite renewable energy generation systems and offsite
renewable power procurement, to meet our long-term goal of
becoming Net Energy Neutral in 2020-21. Certified with PEER
Platinum Rating will only motivate us to keep fast tracking our
sustainability journey, even as we keep enhancing our infrastructure to
meet the ever-increasing air transportation needs of passengers.”
- Hari Marar, MD & CEO, Bangalore International Airport
Limited
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport), operated

by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) is one of the fastest-growing
airports in the world and the third-busiest in India. Having served 10 million
passengers in 2008, BLR Airport witnessed phenomenal growth during the
subsequent years, becoming the fastest growing airports by handling about 33.65
million passengers in FY 2019-2020.
Since its inception in 2008,
BLR Airport has played a key
role in driving the economy of
the region – offering a wide air-
route network. In its 13-year
journey, BLR Airport has
welcomed 229 million
passengers, served 2 million air
traffic movements, and
processed 3.5 million tonnes of
cargo. Connecting Bengaluru
Figure 1: Highlights of Bangalore International Airport
(the Silicon Valley of India) to Limited
the world, BLR Airport is
taking all steps to ensure that its growth is sensitive to the environmental and
economic needs of the surrounding communities.
Powered with cutting-edge technology, including contactless passenger
processing, self-baggage drops, biometric-based self-boarding solution, and a
well-established route network, BLR Airport connects to 74 domestic
destinations and key international markets across the world. Over the past decade,
the airport has been recognized in many ways as an industry leader in
sustainability. It has been rated as the Most Sustainable Airport at the
International Airport Review Awards (2019), Best Greenfield Airport at India
Cargo Awards (2020), FICCI Smart Urban Innovation Award for Solar &
Renewable Energy (2021), Environmental Best Practices 2021 Award under the
Climate Change Impact Mitigation and Adaption category, etc., through which
BIAL demonstrates its commitment to sustainability.
As part of its sustainability goals, BIAL had set the target to become Net
Energy Neutral by 2020-21. Further, to make their power system continuously
support their sustainability development, BIAL pursued PEER certification to
evaluate and enhance their power system performance and achieved ‘Platinum
Rating’ after undergoing a rigorous certification and review process.
GREEN & EFFICIENT POWER SYSTEM

BIAL has undertaken Onsite & Offsite Renewable Energy
various measures such as the Share in BIAL's Energy Mix
implementation of renewable
Utility Power
energy generation systems, offsite 35%
Onsite Solar
12%
renewable power procurement,
energy conservation measures,
etc., to achieve its ambitious goal
of Net Energy Neutral by 2020-
21. PEER through its rating
system always emphasizes Offsite Solar
Offsite 49%
renewable energy uptake and Wind
energy efficiency enhancement 4%
for campuses, to reduce their

environmental impact and optimize energy consumption associated with their
operations.
Through the onsite solar PV installations (both rooftop and ground-
mounted) with a total capacity of 6.8MW, and Power Purchase Agreements
(PPA) with solar (40 million units) and wind energy (3 million units) developers,
BIAL was able to meet almost 65% of its energy requirement met through
renewable energy based on their 2019-20 energy data (Recent reports from
BIAL states that 90% of their energy requirements were met from renewables).
Onsite solar power generation has made BIAL save about 10 million units (or
kWh) of energy and achieve cost savings of about 42 million INR in the year
2019-20.
The whole renewable
energy procurement (both onsite
and PPA) made BIAL mitigate
about 42 kilotons of CO2
emissions annually.
And, to achieve permanent
reductions in their energy demand
and consumption, BIAL has
implemented energy conservation
programs such as replacement of
all CFL (compact fluorescent
lamp)/ Halogen lights with LED Figure 2: BIAL - Onsite rooftop solar PV system
fixtures, PLC (Programmable
Logic Controller) based Terminal Light Automation System (TLA) to monitor
and minimize the energy consumption of terminal lights, and Chiller Plant
Optimizer (CPO) solution for monitoring the operation and optimizing the chiller
plant performance under various load conditions. All these energy conservation
measures made BIAL achieve energy savings of 4.7 million units (or kWh),
cost savings of 42 million INR, and mitigate about 4 kilotons of CO2
emissions annually.
Figure 3: BIAL - Onsite ground-mounted solar PV system

RELIABLE & RESILIENT ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ZERO
DOWNTIME
BIAL has developed a reliable energy infrastructure with:
▪ 98% distribution redundant power network, implemented with
auto-restoration technologies,
▪ 100% undergrounded power cables,
▪ Alternative power supply with seamless transfer for 100% of the
project loads through the secondary feeder, central battery storage,
diesel generators, and onsite renewable energy systems,
▪ SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) based master
controller and advanced meters at all buildings to monitor
interruptions and power quality events.
Apart from these implementations, BIAL has hardened its power system
against various external threats such as tree or animal contact, vehicle or human
interference, fire hazards, and has in place infrastructure to prevent damage to
their electrical equipments from flooding, thus strengthening their resilience.
And, to enhance the energy infrastructure performance and to ensure reliable
operation, BIAL has implemented several best practices including:
▪ HIRA (Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment) for critical
power system assets,
▪ Emergency response plans to address short-term and extended
power interruptions,
▪ Safety Risk Analysis through Online Safety Management System,
▪ Preventive and Predictive maintenance procedures, etc.
With all these measures in place, BIAL has achieved zero SAIDI (System
Average Interruption Duration Index) and SAIFI (System Average Interruption
Frequency Index) in the last 3 years, thus demonstrating their energy
infrastructure’s reliability and resiliency.
PEER CERTIFICATION
PEER is a certification program that measures and improves power system
performance and electricity delivery systems. The rating system evaluates the
campus performance across six categories that include:
 Reliability and Resiliency (RR)
 Energy Efficiency and Environment (EE)
 Operations, Management and Safety (OP)
 Grid Services (GS)
 Regional Priority (RP) &
 Innovation (IN)
Out of a possible 110 points,

Bangalore International Airport
Limited earned 92 points and
achieved PEER v2 Platinum
certification. As part of the process,
the project identified opportunities for
continuous improvements such as:
▪ Hardening their power system
against natural disasters such as
storms and earthquakes to
strengthen energy infrastructure
resilience.
▪ Improving energy conservation
behavior of their customers by
providing near-real-time energy
consumption data through
online platform.
About PEER
Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal (PEER) is a rating system and certification
for defining, assessing and verifying the overall sustainable performance of electricity
delivery system design & operations. PEER is designed to deliver sustainable, resilient, and
reliable energy around the globe. Learn more: peer.gbci.org

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BANGALORE

(Platinum Certified under PEER v2)

Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport), operated

GREEN & EFFICIENT POWER SYSTEM

for campuses, to reduce their

Figure 3: BIAL - Onsite ground-mounted solar PV system

Out of a possible 110 points,

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