Indian railways to source about 1,000 MW solar power by 2021-22

Indian railways has planned to source about 1,000 MW solar power and about 200 MW of wind power progressively by 2021-22 across zonal railways and production units. Of this, 500 MW solar plants are to be installed on the rooftops of railway buildings which will be used to meet non-traction loads at railway stations, etc. About 500 MW land based solar plants will be used to meet both traction and non-traction requirements.

South Central Railway is one of the zones actively implementing several measures aimed at energy conservation by harnessing renewable energy. One of the significant actions has been the installation of solar panels at stations, service buildings, etc. across the zone. Moreover, for the first time, all the stations in a particular section of the South Central Railway have been provided with solar panels at one stretch. This will not only help in meeting the power needs of all the stations in the section, but also save expenditure for the railways.

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