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Yet another initiative from the World’s first airport fully powered by solar energy; a 12 MWp solar power plant at Payyanur, Kannur. Hon. Chief Minister Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the plant on 06 th March 2022. Salient features: * South India’s first terrain-based installation. No changes have been made in the natural gradient of the land accommodating 35 % extra panels. * An area of 2.75 Acres/MW was only required as against 3.75 MW in flat land * With the commissioning of Payyanur plant, the Cumulative installed capacity of CIAL’s solar power plants scaled up to 50 MWp; generating 2 lakh units of power a day whereas Kochi Airport’s daily power requirement stands at 1.6 lakh units;making the airport operator power positive. *Decisive in reducing carbon footprint as it cuts CO2 emission by 28K metric tons a year * CIAL; the recipient of Champions of the Earth Award instituted by the United Nations has always been adhering to the philosophy of sustainable development which comprehends infrastructures development giving a larger focus on the habitat. #cial #cialmodelCIAL #new #project #12mwp #50MW #COCHIN #international #airport #kerala #solar #plants #payyanur #kannur #kerala #green #Energy #sustainable #renewableenergy #mission #ZERO #emissions #greenenergy #greeninitiatives #save #earth #cialmodel #pppmodel #developmentalmilestones