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On July 27, 2018, The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has been selected for the Champion of Earth Prize-2018. It is the highest environmental honour instituted by the United Nations. CIAL will be given the award in on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly ceremony in New York on September 26.Cochin Airport a first in the world to be fully powered by solar energy. By September 2018, the solar capacity at CIAL will be increased to 40 MWp. It will give 60 million units per annum power and save Rs 40 crore per annum of the airport.