Bengal Aerotropolis plans solar-equipment hub

KOLKATA: Bengal Aerotropolis Projects (BAPL) plans to set up a solar power equipment manufacturing hub within the proposed Rs 10,000-crore airport city coming up in West Bengal. Coined as the ‘solar valley’, the area is expected to attract an investment of Rs 4,000 crore.

BAPL, in which Singapore’s Changi Airport International holds a 26% stake, has just received 1,090 acres from the West Bengal government for the airport city project. It has roped in IL&FS to prepare a detailed roadmap for the solar valley project, which will be a part of the science and technology park being planned by the company.

Talking to ET, Subrata Paul, chief executive officer of BAPL said: “The science and technology park is an integral part of our airport city project. The ‘solar valley’ will be part of this park, for which we are in talks with West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (GEDC). This will be under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission project.”