CM P Vijayan to inaugurate the solar power plant on March 6 Cochin International Airport which is the world’s first airport to be powered by solar energy will now become power positive through the commissioning of their new solar power plant near Payyanur, Kannur district, Kerala.On Sunday, CIAL Managing Director S Suhas said that Chief...
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Vikram Solar commissions rooftop solar plant
Vikram Solar, a leading solar energy solutions provider, has successfully commissioned a rooftop solar plant with 750 kWp capacity at Calicut International Airport.
Kerala CM inaugurates solar plant at Kochi airport
The Cochin International Airport became the first one to be completely powered by solar energy after CM Oommen Chandy inaugurated the 12 MW solar power plant at the airport premises recently.
Delay in Chennai, Kolkata airports modernisation
The government has extended for the second straight time the last date for submission of requests from private parties for operation, management and development
Work to start soon on Rs 250 cr Kochi airport terminal
To meet the growing demands of air travel for the next 20 years, Cochin International Airport (CIAL) will soon take up the construction of a new terminal. The proposed 15 lakh sq.ft terminal is estimated to cost Rs 250-crore.
Radar facility at Cochin airport
For its better performance, the Cochin International Airport in Kerala will be equipped with a radar system costing Rs 30 crore and it will become operational soon. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is conducting final tests and the nod from the Director General of Civil Aviation for commissioning the system is now awaited.
Widening of road to Kochi airport in progress
In a bid to solve the road congestion enroute Nedumbassery airport, the Cochin International Airport (CIAL) has begun widening of the two-lane road from Athani to the international airport in Kochi. If all goes well, the road widening work will be completed within a year. The existing two-lane road will pave way for a four-lane National Highway thus helping to decongest the road.
Rooftop solar project
A solar photovoltaic power system is going to be installed by the Cochin International Airport at its terminal building this year.
Radar at Kochi airport
By December this year, radar facility at Cochin International Airport is expected to be fully operational. The construction of the NAV-AID
Export zones: Need new forms of partnership
With 18 industrial parks, Kinfra still believes that Kerala’s best strengths are not fully harnessed. S Ramnath says that facilitation, rather than incentivisation, will be the strategy to attract investment in the export zones.


