Hubballi Airport Wins Platinum in Green Airports Recognition 2025
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Hubballi Airport awarded Platinum Recognition at ACI Green Airports Recognition 2025. |
| Organizer | Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific and Middle East. |
| Category of Award | "Sustainable Energy at Airports" for airports with fewer than six million passengers annually. |
| Award Ceremony | Held during ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East Regional Assembly, Conference and Exhibition, New Delhi, April 16, 2025. |
| Award Recipient | Rajesh Nilkanth Shinde, Executive Director (Technical), Airports Authority of India (AAI). |
| Sustainable Initiative | 8 MW solar power plant commissioned at Hubballi Airport in December 2022. |
| Scope of Solar Plant | Supplies clean energy to Hubballi, Belagavi, and Mysuru airports and future terminals in Karnataka. |
| Environmental Impact | Generates 11 million units of clean electricity annually, reduces 215,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime. |
| Strategic Significance | Supports India's net-zero emissions goal and highlights AAI's commitment to sustainable infrastructure. |