Cochin International Airport to become power-positive with new solar plant

Cochin International Airport, world’s 1st airport powered by solar energy, is set to become power positive with the commissioning of its new solar power plant near Payyannur in Kannur district of Kerala.

CIAL’s solar plants together generate two lakh units of power a day whereas the daily consumption of power in the airport stands at 1.6 lakh units. The airport became the first in the world in 2015 to be fully powered by solar energy.