Current Context: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed MoU with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), which is the subsidiary of NTPC.
Published on November 09, 2020
- They have signed MoU to promote the use of electric vehicles and setting up solar power plants at airports of AAI.
- Under this MoU, NVVN will be providing adequate land and rooftop space at free of cost at AAI airports in order to build solar plants.
- The initial phase of MoU will be conducted in airports at Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, where solar capacity required, is around 55 MW and 8 MW, respectively to become 100 per cent solar-powered airports.
- Also, both AAI and NVVN will support GOI’s initiative to adopt electric vehicles by developing public charging infrastructure.
Source: The Hindu, Indian Express
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