Kochi, Feb. 2 -- Cochin International Airport Ltd. (CIAL) will become the first airport in India to operate hydrogen-powered buses for passenger transportation, marking a major step towards green mobility at airports.
The initiative follows the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Kerala Hydrogen Valley Innovation Cluster (K-HVIC) Foundation and CIAL, under the National Green Hydrogen Mission of the Government of India.
The MoA was formally exchanged on Sunday at the 0484 Aero Lounge, CIAL, by Electricity Minister K. Krishnankutty, on behalf of the K-HVIC Foundation, and Industries Minister and CIAL Director P. Rajeev.
The agreement provides for the procurement and operation of three hydrogen fuel cell electric buses at Kochi...