Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted on the G20 Summit that India is on observe to “obtain its goal of producing 50 per cent of its electrical energy from renewable sources by 2030”, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi on Sunday tweeted about “one other feather within the cap” of the Hubballi Airport in Karnataka. “Another feather within the cap of our Hubballi Airport. To realize the PM @narendramodi ji dream of manufacturing 50% power from renewable power by 2030, now Hubballi Airport has change into 100% Inexperienced Airport as 8MWp Grid Linked Photo voltaic Energy Plant in our Airport is commissioned (sic).” the Union Minister wrote on Twitter.
The minister additionally mentioned that the power – saved by means of the solar energy plant at Hubbali Airport – shall be utilised for the opposite AAI (Airport Authority of India) airports in Karnataka. “We’re proud to say that Hubballi Airport is First Inexperienced Airport within the state. The Power generated by this plant shall be fed to the GRID on the central location at Hubballi. The saved power shall be utilized for all AAI airports in Karnataka,” he added. A inexperienced airport complies with the most recent sustainable strategies which cut back the results of airport actions on the atmosphere.
The minister additionally mentioned that the opposite AAI airports within the state may even quickly flip into inexperienced airports by way of energy consumption. He additional tweeted, “Belagavi, Mysore, Bellary, Gagan Bengaluru, HAL Airport Bangalore Bagloor residential quarters and so forth. airports additionally will flip into 100% Inexperienced by way of energy consumption together with our Hubballi Airport. (sic)”