Power discom BYPL used state-of-the-art technology to ensure uninterrupted power supply for India-Bangladesh T20 cricket match here as there was a ban on the use of generator sets in view of "severe" air pollution.
The match at the Arun Jaitley stadium on Sunday was won by Bangladesh. The use of power through the grid helped saved 20 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, the spokesperson of the BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), said.
"The match was organised solely on grid power as the use of diesel gensets in Delhi-NCR was banned by EPCA (Environmental Pollution -- Prevention and Control -- Authority)," he said.
The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), which organised the match, had an electricity connection of 1800 KW at the stadium. They approached BYPL for an additional load of 1500 KW.
"Thus, a total electricity load of 3300 KW (3.3 MW) was required at the stadium," he said. Apart from network augmentation, BYPL used various state-of-the-art technologies to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the venue during the match.
The official said that as the Air Quality Index in Delhi is deteriorating, the reliable power to the cricket venue helped in preventing harmful pollutants like PM2.5 and Co2 from being released in the atmosphere. If the gensets were used for power supply in the stadium, it would have consumed around 7500 litres of diesel, which would have resulted in emission of 20 tonnes of Co2, 120 Kgs of Nox and 4 Kgs of PM 2.5 emissions in the atmosphere, he added.
A team of 75 BSES officials was stationed at the venue to take care of any unforeseen contingency during the match.
BYPL CEO P R Kumar said, "Working closely with the DDCA and DTL, BYPL lived-up to the challenge and provided uninterrupted and reliable power supply during the match. Our team worked round the clock and routed power from multiple sources to ensure a glitch-free international T20 match in Delhi."
BRPL and BYPL are premier power distribution companies and Joint Ventures between Reliance Infrastructure Limited and GoNCT.