Lok Sabha Question No. 2048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Reduction of Carbon Emission
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2048

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the September 2020) 22nd

## REDUCTION OF CARBON EMISSION

2048.

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK

SHRI BHOLA SINGH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether the Government has taken any steps to reduce the Carbon emission by placing solar panels at the airports and if so, the details thereof; airport-wise;
- (b) whether the\_Government is planning to sign an agreement with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to reduce Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission from international flights in the wake of Paris Agreement;
- (c) if sO, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has agreed with the condition of ICAO for a new Global Market Based Measures (GMBM) to reduce CO2 emission and proposed Carbon emission tax; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a): In order to reduce the financial burden towards electricity requirements at airports, airports are solar panels at airports. It also helps in reducing the carbon emissions from power generation source The airport wise details of JV airports are as follows: using

| Airport   |   Solar power capacity in MW |
|-----------|------------------------------|
| Delhi     |                          7.8 |
| Bangalore |                          6.8 |
| Mumbai    |                          4.5 |
| Hyderabad |                          5   |
| Cochin    |                         42   |

In addition, airports operated by Airports Authority of India have a combined capacity of 43 MWp as in June 2020.(Airport wise data in Annexure).

(b) to (e): ICAO had adopted the aspirational goal of achieving carbon neutral growth from 2020 onwards; to ensure that emissions from international aviation do not exceed the 2020 emissions levels: In order to achieve it; ICAO has developed a global market based measure, in the form of Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) wherein year-wise increase in total global emissions from international flights when compared to the baseline emissions value; will require to be offset by the airlines. CORSIA will be implemented in a phased manner Pilot phase (2021 to 2023), First phase (2024 to 2026) and Second phase (2027 to 2035). Though Pilot and First phases are voluntary; the Second phase is mandatory for all countries who are covered under the scheme. i.e , a member of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); India like other member countries, is bound to follow the directions issued by ICAO. However, India has decided not to join CORSIA in the voluntary phases Hence; CORSIA will be applicable for the Indian carriers from 2027 onwards. India has raised its voice at the ICAO Assembly Session against the design elements of CORSIA stating that they are not fair to the airlines of developing countries who have potential to grow much more after 2020 compared to reservations with ICAO in this regard, both in 2016 and 2019. Being

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| Sr No   | State          | Name of Airport                 |   Solar Plant Capacity (KWp) | Type of Plant   | Mode of Comissioning   |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|         | Assam          | Guwahati                        |                           50 | Roof top        | CAPEX                  |
|         |                | Guwahati                        |                          250 | Ground mounted  | CAPEX                  |
|         | Bihar          | Patna                           |                          219 | Roof top_       | CAPEX                  |
| 2 3     | Chattisgarh    | Raipur                          |                          100 | Roof Top        | RESCO                  |
|         | Delhi          | Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan             |                          250 | Roof Top        | RESCO                  |
| 5       | Delhi          | IAA Vasant Kunj                 |                          200 | Roof Top        | RESCO                  |
|         | Gujrat         | Ahmedabad-|                |                          700 | Roof Top        | CAPEX                  |
| 6       |                | Anmedabad-IL                    |                          700 | Roof Top        | CAPEX                  |
|         | Gujrat         | Bhuj                            |                          230 | Roof top        | CAPEX                  |
| 8       | Gujrat         | Rajkot                          |                          150 | Roof top        | CAPEX                  |
| 9       |                | Leh                             |                           27 | Roof Top        | CAPEX                  |
| 10      | Jharkand       | Ranchi                          |                          250 | Roof top        | CAPEX                  |
| 11      | Kerala         | Calicut                         |                          750 |                 | CAPEX                  |
| 12      | Kerala         | Trivandrum                      |                          500 | Roof Top        |                        |
|         | Madhya Pardesh | Bhopal-|                   |                          100 | Grourid Mounted | RESCO                  |
| 13      |                | Bhopal-Il                       |                         1000 | Ground Mounted  | CAPEX                  |
|         | Madhya Pardesh | Indore-!                        |                          100 | Roof Top        | RESCO                  |
| 14      |                | Indore-Il                       |                          900 | Ground mounted  | CAPEX                  |
|         | Maharastra     | RED Office & ATS Complex Mumbai |                          103 | Roof lop        | CAPEX                  |
| 15 16   | Maharastra     | Pune                            |                          300 | Roof Top        | CAPEX                  |
| 17      | Orissa         | Bhubaneswar                     |                          100 | Roof top        | RESCO                  |
| 18      | Orissa         | Jharsuguda                      |                           90 | Roof Top        | CAPEX                  |
| 19      |                | Port-Blair                      |                          158 | Roof Top        | CAPEX                  |
| 19      | Portblair      | Port-Blair II                   |                          442 | Ground Mounted  | RESCO                  |
| 20      | Punjab         | Amritsar                        |                          400 | Roof top        | CAPEX                  |
| 21      | Punjab         | Chandigam                       |                         3000 | Ground Mounted  | RESCO                  |
|         | Rajasthan      | Jaipur                          |                          100 | Roof top        | CAPEX                  |
| 22      |                | Jaipur II                       |                         1800 | Ground Mounled  | CAPEX                  |
| 23      | Rajasthan      | Jodhpur                         |                          100 | Roof Top        | CAPEX                  |
| 24      | Rajasthan      | Jaisalmer                       |                          100 | Ground mounted  | CAPEX                  |
| 25      | Rajasthan      | Kishangarh                      |                           40 | Roof - Top      | CAPEX                  |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu     | Chennai                         |                         1500 | Roof lop        | CAPEX                  |

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| 27   | Tamil Nadu     | New Operational Office RED Chennai                                         | 100      | Roof top       | CAPEX   |
|------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------------|---------|
| 28   | Tamil Nadu     | Madurai-l                                                                  | 100      | Roof top       | CAPEX   |
| 28   |                | Madurai-Il                                                                 | 70       | Roof lop       | CAPEX   |
| 28   |                | Madurai-Ill                                                                | 730      | Ground mounted | CAPEX   |
| 29   | Tamil Nadu     | Trichy-|                                                              | 140      | Roof Top_      | CAPEX   |
| 29   |                |                                                                            | 1000_    | Ground Mounted | CAPEX   |
| 30   | Telangana      | Hyderabad                                                                  | 500      | Roof top       | CAPEX   |
| 30   | Uttar Pradesh  | Varanasi-|                                                            | 600      | Roof top       | CAPEX   |
| 31   | UttarPradesh   | Varanasi-Il                                                                | 1200     | Ground Mounted | CAPEX   |
| 32   | Uitar Pradesh  | Allahabad-L                                                                | 300      | Roof top       | CAPEX   |
| 32   | UttarPradesh   | Lucknow-|                                                             | 500      | Roof top       | CAPEX   |
| 33   |                | Lucknow-Il                                                                 | 15       | Roof top       | CAPEX   |
| 34   | UttarPradesh   | ICRUA_Fursatgunj_                                                          | 60       | Roof Top       | CAPEX   |
| 34   | West Bengal    | Kolkata                                                                    | 2000     |                | CAPEX   |
| 35   |                | Kolkata                                                                    | 15000    | Ground mounted | CAPEX   |
| 36   | West Bengal_   | Bagdogra                                                                   | 50       | Roof Top       | CAPEX   |
| 37   | Maharastra     | Aurangabad                                                                 | 120      | Roof Top       | CAPEX   |
| 38   | Assom          | Jorhal                                                                     | 75       | Rooftop        | RESCO   |
| 39   | Tripura        | Agartala                                                                   | 250      | Roof top       | RESCO   |
| 40   | Manipur        | Imphal                                                                     | 130      | Rooftop        | RESCO   |
| 41   | Assom          | Silchar                                                                    | 100      | Rooftop        | RESCO   |
| 42   | Andhra Pardesh | Tirupati                                                                   | 1000     | Ground Mounted | RESCO   |
| 43   | Gujrat         | Vododara                                                                   | 675      | Ground Mounted | CAPEX   |
|      | Maharastra     | Gondia (For NIATAM National Inslitute of Aviation Training and Management) | 160      | Ground Mounted | CAPEX   |
| 44   | Maharastra     | Condia (For Birsi Airport)                                                 | 220      | Ground Mounted | CAPEX   |
| 45   | Delhi          | Safdarjung                                                                 | 100      | Rooftop        | CAPEX   |
| 46 _ | Andhra Pardesh | Vijayawada                                                                 | 1000     | Ground Mounted | CAPEX   |
| 47   | Kerala         | Calicut                                                                    | 873      | Roof top       | CAPEX   |
| 48   | Maharastra     | Juhu                                                                       | 150      | Roof top       | CAPEX   |
| 49   | Assam          | Dibrugarh                                                                  | 725      | Roof top       | CAPEX   |
|      |                | Total                                                                      | 42652    |                |         |
|      |                | Say                                                                        | 42.65MWp |                |         |

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