Vizag Port to Run All Its Operations on Solar Power From March

Vizag port in Andhra Pradesh is set to run its entire operations on solar power from next month, its chairman M T Krishna Babu said on Thursday.

Visakhapatnam Port Trust has already commissioned 2MW solar capacity and will add another 8MW by March 20, he said at a roadshow in Hyderabad ahead of Maritime India Summit 2016, to be held in Mumbai in April.

"We will be the first major port in the country to run entire port operations on solar energy," Krishna Babu said, adding VPT has spent Rs. 60 crores to set up the plants.

Devendra K Rai, Director, Union Ministry of Shipping, said the target is to operationalise 135 MW of solar power projects by 2020 in eight major ports - JNPT, Paradip, Kamarajar, Kandla, V O Chidambaranar, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and New Mangalore.

He said 50MW of wind energy projects are also planned to be developed in V O Chidambaranar, Chennai and New Mangalore ports during the period.

Speaking to PTI, Rai also said that consulting firm McKinsey has submitted a draft National Perspective Plan and made a presentation to Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari yesterday. "It (the draft NPP) will be put on website for feedback very soon.

"This particular plan will guide us for the next 10-20 years as to how the maritime sector as a whole can grow," he said.

Rai added, "We are developing 78 lighthouses (including 34 island lighthouses) as tourist hubs and cruise terminals at Mormugao, Chennai, Mumbai and Cochin."

He said while ports have capacity to handle more cargo, "the situation regarding (inadequate) capacity of Railways is a major concern".

Director of Ports, Government of Andhra Pradesh, V Ravi Kumar, said development of four new ports is on the anvil in the state.

S N Venkatraman, Convenor, CII Telangana EXIM Panel and Vice-President, ITC Ltd, suggested to the government of Telangana, a land-locked state, to establish 'dry ports' and develop strong infrastructure to link it with the sea ports in Andhra Pradesh.

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