An investment of over €300,000 in PV panels has enabled Malta International Airport to quadruple its clean energy generation, and register a drop in overall CO2 emissions.

The company said its second Sustainability Report, drawn up on the basis of the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) standards, showed that Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions intensity stood at 1.86 kg of CO2 per passenger.

Other environmental milestones include an increase of 28 per cent in the amount of clean energy generated, following the company’s procurement of an additional 1,064 PV panels in 2016.

The effect of this investment is likely to increase proportionally as the installation, which was commissioned in October 2016, enters into a full year of activity in 2017.

The PV system, together with other eco-friendly investments, contributed to a reduction of 169 tonnes of CO2, which was roughly equivalent to the CO2 emissions released by 76 cars in a year. 

“Last year was a momentous one for us, as we welcomed more than 5 million passengers for the first time, but with such numbers comes increase responsibility. We feel that the initiatives that are hatched within our Corporate Responsibility strategy, and following up on them through this annual reporting exercise help us rise to the challenge, without losing sight of the company’s value of sustainability,” said Malta International Airport CEO Alan Borg.