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COVER STORY

CASE STUDY
AIRPORTS LEAD IN

ENERGY EFFICIENCY &

SUSTAINABILITY

Airports across the country are increasing the outreach towards reducing
the carbon footprint, with increasing awareness to replace regular
operations with sustainability, recycling waste and working towards helping
the environment. These moves are in step with the Airport Authority of
India’s (AAI) goal to achieve Net Zero by 2030. Speaking at a high level
DigiFM Conference at the Clean India Show, Amit Jain, Association General
Manager, Engineering & Maintenance at Navi Mumbai International Airport
(NMIA) and Bharti Singh Kalappa, Facilities Head at Noida International

Airport (NIA) discussed on Technology-enabled Sustainability and Energy
Efficiency initiative taken by their respective airports.

umbai and Delhi airports have
received the highest level of 4+
carbon accreditation from the
Airports Council International
M(ACI) for their focused decisions
to become green airports. Cochin Airport, with the
distinction of operating fully on solar energy, has
also won the Champions of the Earth award from the
United Nations.

Solar Energy and Sustainable
Design

Solar energy has been a key focus at both Navi
Mumbai and Noida airports. Both speakers mentioned
the importance of integrating sustainable design
decisions right from the outset. Bharti explained,
“It starts with the design phase. We work hand-in-
hand with the design team, discussing every single
detail. Even something as simple as choosing the
right stone, we check its reflection ratio. When
selecting lighting, we ensure it aligns with energy
management principles.” She went on to mention that
technology plays an equally important role, starting
from recruitment. “For instance, we use AI-enabled

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