Kerala ab apne solar-electric ferry fleet ko upgrade kar raha hai! July 2026 tak **6** nayi passenger ferries aane wali hain aur Kochi-based Navalt ab **100-tonne** ki cargo ships bana raha hai.
Waterways mein naya badlav
Kerala ab experimental projects se hatkar commercial scale par kaam kar raha hai. State Water Transport Department 6 nayi solar ferries lane ki planning mein hai jo Alappuzha aur Ernakulam jaise major hubs mein chalengi. Aditya ferry ki success ke baad, ab electric propulsion par bharosa badh gaya hai.
Sirf log nahi, ab saaman bhi
Kochi ki company, Navalt, sirf passenger boats tak सीमित nahi hai. Ab wo 100-tonne ke roll-on/roll-off vessels bana rahe hain. Inka maqsad hai heavy cargo jaise trucks aur cars ko backwaters ke zariye transport karna, taaki highways par traffic kam ho sake.
Challenges kya hain?
Sab kuch itna smooth nahi hoga. Electric ships ke liye high-speed charging infrastructure chahiye, jisme delay hua toh schedule bigad sakta hai. Saath hi, waterways ki regular dredging aur maintenance bhi badi zaroorat hai, tabhi heavy loads transport ho payenge.
Global reach badh rahi hai
Navalt ne ab tak 80 ke kareeb vessels deploy kar diye hain aur unka kaam Canada, Maldives, aur Seychelles tak pahunch chuka hai. Investors ki nazar is baat par hai ki kya ye model lambe samay tak financialy sustainable rahega ya nahi.