As India charts the course to drive green, sustainable, resilient, and inclusive growth, the year 2022 saw GMR Group taking noteworthy measures in its Airports business portfolio. This includes Delhi Airport introducing a green transportation program, Hyderabad Airport launching a biodiesel fueling station, and both airports encouraging the use of electric vehicles.

The green transportation program launched on the occasion of World Environment Day 2022 aims at enabling a swift transition to green mobility, thereby significantly reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, and enabling Delhi Airport to become a “Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport” (NZCEA) by 2030.

• As part of the program, the airport will switch to Electric Vehicles (EVs) in a phased manner
• The Phase 1 of the program introduced 62 electric vehicles at the airport, which would help in reducing 1,000 tonnes of GHG emissions annually.
• The EVs were specially customized to install airport-specific equipment for ease of adoption by the airport stakeholders.

Sustainability at Hyderabad Airport this year was about moving a step ahead towards green energy with the launch of a biodiesel fueling station in the airport premises, opposite the Public Transportation Centre building. This first-in-the-nation initiative of introducing a biodiesel outlet on the airport’s premises will be a great step taken towards making Hyderabad Airport- a “Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport” (NZCEA) by 2050. This is so because:

• Biodiesel is an environment-friendly fuel containing 11% oxygen by weight with no sulphur, and produces 80% less CO2 and almost 100% less SO2 emissions.
• It is also a great alternative to petroleum and diesel as it offers the same power output with lesser environmental impact
• The fuel is also the only alternative that runs in any conventional, unmodified diesel engine extending its life because of better lubrication, with an additional effect of cleansing the engine walls.