first airport in india to run on solar power
Cochin International Airport
title: Civil aviation in India text: is ensured by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Three Indian aircraft have been hijacked: 1971 Indian Airlines hijacking (1971), Indian Airlines Flight 427 (1993) and Indian Airlines Flight 814 (1999). Travel by air has significant environmental impacts. Construction of new airports may require land acquisition, and can be mired in controversies, as happened in the case of the Aranmula International Airport. The world's first airport fully powered by solar energy is at Kochi. Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi is a "carbon neutral" airport. As of October 2016, India is not a signatory to the UN supported 'Carbon Offsetting title: Cochin International Airport text: recognition in 2015 when it became the first fully solar powered airport in the world. In 2017, it also became the first airport in the world to implement a solar carport, a parking bay with roof-top solar panels. The airport was selected as The Best Non-Metro Airport in India in 2016 by the Air Passengers Association of India. The airport has also won numerous awards for energy conservation, productivity and infrastructure. In July 2018, the airport was selected for the coveted Champion of the Earth award, the highest environmental honour instituted by the United Nations. Cochin International Airport Cochin International title: Renewable energy in India text: India has been growing at a rate of 113% yoy and now dropped to around per kWh, which is around 18% lower than the average price for electricity generated by coal-fired plants. As part of India's ambitious solar programme the central government has set up a US$350 million fund and the Yes Bank will loan US$5 billion to finance solar projects (c. January 2018). India is also the home to the world's first and only 100% solar powered airport, located at Cochin, Kerala. India also has a wholly 100% solar powered railway station in Guwhati, Assam. India's first and the title: CIAL Solar Power Project text: CIAL Solar Power Project The CIAL Solar Power Project is a 40 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station built at COK airport, India, by the company Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL). Cochin International Airport became the first fully solar powered airport in the world with the commissioning the plant. The plant comprises 46,150 solar panels laid across 45 acres near the international cargo complex. The plant has been installed by the German-based M/s Bosch Ltd. It is capable of generating 50,000 units of electricity daily, and is equipped with a supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA), through which remote monitoring title: Transport in Kochi text: to accommodate the super jumbo Airbus 380. The Airport is connected with most of the cities in the Middle-East and South East Asia with nearly sixteen international flight carriers operating to the city. Apart from this, the city is well connected to all major metros and cities of India with seven domestic carriers operating nationwide air services. On August 18, 2015, it became the world's first fully solar energy powered airport with the inauguration of the dedicated solar plant. The city has a second airport, INS Garuda, operated by the Indian Navy, whose southern headquarters is located in Kochi. Commissioned