New Delhi, Dec 7 : Noida International Airport has awarded Indian Oil Skytanking Ltd.(IOSL) a 30-year concession to design, build, and operate fuel infrastructure, including multi-user fuel farm and hydrant system for the airport.
Accordingly, the partnership will help NIA provide aviation turbine fuel cost-efficiently and under an open access model to its airline partners.”Under this agreement IOSL will construct facilities that will include ‘10,000 m3’ of fuel-storage tank with an inbuilt flexibility of increasing the capacity rapidly as air traffic demands and support by an underground hydrant network connecting all aircraft stands, remote, and contact with fuel pipelines, thereby improving safety of the airside,” NIA stated in a statement.
“In keeping with Noida International Airport’s promise to build an environmentally conscious airport ecosystem, and India’s first truly digital airport, IOSL will have the ability to accommodate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and manage movements via a central command and control center.
According to Christoph Schnellmann, Chief Executive Officer of Yamuna International Airport (YIAPL), the fuel farm will provide for sustainable aviation fuel.
YIAPL, a 100% subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG has been incorporated as a Special Purpose Vehicle’ (SPV).It will develop the greenfield Noida International Airport.
The state government of Uttar Pradesh has signed the concession agreement with YIAPL to develop Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar.
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