More Indian airports taking to solar energy.

Airports in India are increasingly looking to solar power. After Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL) announced recently that it had set up a 2.14 MW solar power plant, Cochin International Airport Ltd. (CIAL) has said it too has set up a 1 MW plant.

Though the plant at CIAL is up and running, it is yet to be formally inaugurated, and airports of Bangalore and Hyderabad are also keen on tapping solar energy, with Hyderabad closer to a decision for a 5 MW system.

Unlike Delhi airport's solar plant, the 1 MW facility at Cochin is spread over three locations within the airport, part of it on rooftops.

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