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- The Kerala State Water Transport Department is set to launch its first solar-powered boat in the Kochi backwaters, the first of 18 such vessels ordered by the agency.
- The government has yet to decide whether the boat will serve as a regular ferry on the city–West Kochi route, where passengers have complained of a ferry shortage, or run as a tourist vessel.
- Solar boats cost about ₹450 a day to charge compared with roughly ₹12,000 for diesel ferries, saving around ₹40 lakh per boat annually.
- More solar ferries, including a 75-passenger boat due in October, are in various stages of construction and delivery.
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- The government's decision on whether the new solar ferry runs as a regular city–West Kochi ferry or as a tourist vessel
- Delivery of the 75-passenger boat in October and the two 30-passenger vessels
- Completion of trial runs, technical inspections and insurance for vessels before launch
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Sandith Thandassery
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“This works out to a saving of ₹40 lakh per boat annually.”
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…when needed, vis-à-vis approximately ₹12,000 needed for diesel, said Sandith Thandassery, chief executive officer of Navalt, the firm that was awarded the SWTD’s contract to build the 18 solar-powered ferries. “ This works out to a saving of ₹40 lakh per boat annually. The mandatory inspections and trial runs of the newest boat that is ready for launch are over. Yet another 75-passenger boat would be delivered to the SWTD in October, to be followed by the handing over of a pair of…
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Named India · Indian Register of Shipping · Kochi · Arun J.O. · Kerala State Water Transport Department · Navalt · Sandith Thandassery
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