Kochi: The city is also in the news at the UN climate change conference in Paris, thanks to the solar-powered Cochin international airport (Cial) that has been projected as one of the flagship initiatives in India's sustainable energy solutions.
Cial officials said the ministry of civil aviation had, following a request from the Prime Minister's office (PMO), asked them to have a 15-minute video on Cial's use of solar energy to power the airport . The video is now being played in the Indian pavilion in Paris to showcase India's green energy initiatives.
Cial's managing director V J Kurian said they had already started getting enquiries from various countries over details of how Cial meets its energy needs from solar power. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed his appreciation and spoken to chief minister and Cial chairman Oommen Chandy on the initiative.
08/12/15 Sudha Nambudiri/Times of India
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Cial officials said the ministry of civil aviation had, following a request from the Prime Minister's office (PMO), asked them to have a 15-minute video on Cial's use of solar energy to power the airport . The video is now being played in the Indian pavilion in Paris to showcase India's green energy initiatives.
Cial's managing director V J Kurian said they had already started getting enquiries from various countries over details of how Cial meets its energy needs from solar power. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed his appreciation and spoken to chief minister and Cial chairman Oommen Chandy on the initiative.
08/12/15 Sudha Nambudiri/Times of India
