Cochin International Airport Ltd. (CIAL), the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport, surpassed another milestone earlier this week when its cumulative production touched 25 crore energy units, thanks to its many green energy initiatives.
This means that CIAL has until now reduced its carbon footprint by 1.6 lakh metric tonnes. So far, the airport has generated 75 lakh units from its hydro project alone. Combined together, CIAL has emerged the second largest energy producer in the State after Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB).
“CIAL’s development policy encompasses Total Sustainability Management (TSM). We try to explore every possible way to address the climate change. CIAL, which achieved power neutrality in 2015, has now become a power surplus organisation, feeding approximately 4 crore units of excess power annually to the State grid. And with the help of the government, we are sure that we can venture into more such projects in near future,” said S. Suhas, managing director of CIAL.
