THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cochin International Airport, which became the first solar-powered airport in the country, is now exploring the feasibility of setting up of floating solar power panels in water bodies across the state.
The airport company, which has plans to become the second largest renewable energy producer in Kerala after Kerala State Electricity Board, has almost completed the work on installing 450 kWp (kilowatt peak) floating solar power panels using French technology. The project will be commissioned in a month or two.