This recognition highlights the consistent sustainability measures taken by CSMIA to create a greener and a better tomorrow
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai has been recognised for its tenacious efforts to help aviation sustainability become a reality by being named the “Best Sustainable Airport of the Year” at the 14th International ASSOCHAM Conference & Awards for Civil Aviation by the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). On January 18, 2023, at the Hotel Leela in New Delhi, the esteemed award was awarded by the honourable Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr Jyotiraditya M. Scindia.
The ASSOCHAM “Best Sustainable Airport of the Year” award is one more major honour that CSMIA has already won.
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai recently received the Highest-Level 4+ “Transition” certification from the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme of Airport Council International (ACI), making it the third airport in the Asia-Pacific region to receive this prestigious certification.
Commenting on the win, a CSMIA spokesperson said, “At CSMIA, providing excellent customer service, assuring dependable and timely airport operations, and further reducing our CO2 emissions have always been our top priority. We are glad that our efforts to protect the environment and the airport’s operational excellence are being recognized by both the business community and travellers. Above all, though, this honours the exceptional work of our staff members, who toil diligently each day to guarantee that operations at the airport operate smoothly and that travellers can depend on Mumbai International Airport.”
As part of its effective implementation of the Carbon Management Plan, CSMIA initiated various path-breaking projects:
- Entirely switched to green sources for its energy consumption needs, making CSMIA one of India’s 100 per cent sustainable airports
- Onsite Renewal Power Generation plant augmented to 4.65 MW capacity
- Installed unique Vertical axis wind turbine & solar PV system of capacity 10KWp on March 22, with 4 additional units to be installed in FY 23
- 6 EV charging stations were installed for encouraging EV usage at the airport
- Conversion of higher Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerant in ACs and Chillers to lower GWP refrigerant
- Emphasizing on the need to reduce, reuse, and recycle, CSMIA has also installed Reverse Vending Machines (RVM) to encourage passengers and the airport community to recycle Plastic bottles.
- The RVM can accept and compress 450 bottles per hour and can compress about 70% of the waste so that it can be easily transported to recyclers thus saving key resources, emissions & costs liable for transportation and logistics.
- Retrofit for EC fan at AHU at Terminal-2, CSMIA, Mumbai.
- Replacement of CO2-based fire extinguishers with non-CO2-based (ABC type) fire extinguishers to reduce carbon emissions. 50 % replaced.
- MIAL-owned 45 conventional fuel vehicles that are being replaced with EVs
- Plastic waste (PET bottles) recycling through the installation of Reverse Vending Machines
- 132 numbers of stakeholder equipment/vehicles operating at the airport are Electric
- Offsite waste disposal emission reduction by reusing and channelizing waste to recycle
- Reduction in taxi time and congestion by collaboration with AAI, Airlines and MIAL operations
- Infrastructure runway re-carpeting, upgradation and strengthening of taxiways etc. help in landing and take-off emission reduction
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