Route 2025

Athens International Airport announced in December 2019 the “ROUTE 2025” initiative, its official commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2025. Through this highly significant and internationally pioneering initiative, AIA aims at becoming the first airport operator in Europe to cover 100% of its electricity needs by on-site production from renewable sources and zeroing out its direct emissions from fuel consumption. This will be achieved through the:

a. Expansion of the Photovoltaic Park (PVP) in two phases, a 16MWp PVP which was commissioned in early 2023 and produces enough clean electricity to cover 45% of AIA's annual electricity consumption needs and a 35.5MWp PVP with an 82MWh battery energy storage system, expected to be commissioned in the second half of 2025. 

b. Electrification of AIA’s vehicle fleet. 

c. Installation of heat pumps for heating purposes, to replace natural gas.