Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Airport – a member of the VINCI Airports network – has installed Fixed Electrical Ground Power (FEGP) units and pre-conditioned air (PCA) units to cater to aircraft at parking bays. Fixed under the passenger boarding bridges, the new systems enable aircraft to source electricity and air conditioning directly from airport facilities. It’s a move that replaces fossil-fuelled equipment and cuts further CO2 emissions and noise pollution.
The switch to FEGP and PCA units aims to substantially reduce the use of auxiliary power units (APU) which were previously used to provide power for idled aircraft.
The new environmentally-friendly equipment demonstrates VINCI airports’ commitment to fight climate change through its global environmental strategy, AirPact. Part of this strategy included all three international airports in Cambodia achieving Level 2 on ACI’s Carbon Accreditation programme in October 2020.
“Despite this unprecedented crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, our network of airports continues to engaging and investing in long-term initiatives that foster green development. We want our actions to not only benefit the airport stakeholders but also wider communities. Having airlines and the Cambodian civil aviation agency joined this scheme is also instrumental to its success and we want to extend our appreciation to those key partners,” said Hervé Bonin, General Manager of Phnom Penh International Airport.
