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Maintaining that solar power helped in reducing pollution, the UNEP Executive Director said it was good for fighting climate change. An official release by CIAL said it had made considerable monetary savings through its solar power plants. The airport now generates 0.125 million units of power a day from its eight power plants with a total installation capacity of 30 MWp. “You can always say we made it [solar-powered airport] first. more-inUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) chief Erik Solheim has said the organisation is happy to recognise Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport..