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Athens International Airport the first Hellenic company to receive the European Commission’s GreenLight Award for the implementation of a series of preventive maintenance activities and energy efficient measures in lighting, thus reducing emissions that are related to the greenhouse effect.

The European Commission Directorate General Energy & Transport launched GreenLight, a Voluntary Programme, in February 2000. Private and public organisations (186 participations until 2004) commit towards the European Commission to reduce their lighting energy use. Many important domestic and international companies, airlines, as well as airports in Spain and Italy , participate in the above programme.

From the award ceremony at the Administration Building From left to right: Iakovos Iakovou, AIA Manager, Maintenance Services, Yiannis Tsapalas, AIA Chief Corporate Services Officer, Ilias Sofronis & Lena Lambropoulou (GreenLight representatives in Greece), and Panagiotis Karamanos, AIA Manager, Environmental

In Greece, the GreenLight programme is promoted and coordinated by the Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (KAPE).

AIA was awarded for successfuly implementing a series of energy efficient lighting measures, such as the use of energy efficient lamps, and the optimisation of the existing time-scheduling programmes for lighting in the Main Terminal, Satellite and Administration Buildings (196,000 m² total area).

The Greenlight award that was presented to Athens International Airport	GreenLight Labels can be found at AIA's Main Terminal, Satellite, and Administration Buildings

The GreenLight award ceremony was held today, Thursday, November 18th, at the Administration Building of Athens International Airport. The GreenLight representatives in Greece, Mr. Ilias Sofronis and Mrs Lena Lambropoulou, presented the award to AIA’s Chief Corporate Services Officer, Mr. Yiannis Tsapalas, who underlined the airport’s commitment for continuous contribution to the protection of the environment and to the efective use of energy, by undertaking new initiatives and a series of pioneer works.