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Detailed explanation-1: -With this, the Delhi Airport became the first airport in India to run entirely on hydro and solar power. This is a major step by the airport toward achieving the ambitious goal of becoming a Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport by 2030.

Detailed explanation-2: -CIAL (Cochin International Airport Ltd) is the world’s first airport fully powered by solar energy. The Cochin International Airport has been a torchbearer from its inception on many accounts including the solar power project which prompted many other airports to move the solar way.

Detailed explanation-3: -World’s First Solar Powered Airport At Cochin Is India’s Champion Of Sustainable Energy: Report. Aviation is one of the fastest-growing contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, fueling global climate change.

Detailed explanation-4: -Delhi Airport becomes the first airport in the nation to function solely on hydro and solar energy. This is one of the key actions we have taken to move closer to realising our ambitious 2030 objective of being a Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cochin International Airport, India’s first airport built under a public-private-partnership (PPP) model, has scripted another chapter in aviation history by becoming the first airport in the world that operates completely on solar power.