Eco-friendly step by Indian Railways! In July 2017, Solar Power Technology was introduced by the national transporter on passenger train operating among Sarai Rohila (Delhi) to Farrukh Nagar (Haryana) for meeting the load requirement of lights and fans. So far, as numerous as 60 passenger coaches have been equipped with solar panels for meeting the energy specifications of lights and fans, according to the data offered by Railway Minister in the parliament. Besides these 60 passenger coaches, 10 Non-air-conditioned coaches at Mathura to run in the Mathura-Alwar railway section as nicely as 30 Non-air-conditioned passenger coaches in the Lucknow-Varanasi railway section are to be equipped with solar energy technologies, Goyal mentioned.
The 60 passenger coaches which meet the energy specifications of lights and fans with solar panels consist of 14 DEMU Trailer Coaches based at Shakurbasti, Delhi 6 DEMU Trailer Coaches based at Jamalpur, Bihar 7 Non-AC coaches in Train Number 12084-83 Janshatabdi Express, Tamil Nadu 10 passenger coaches in Swatchata Express, Delhi 10 Non-AC passenger coaches (Lucknow to Varanasi Intercity) based at Lucknow, UP 13 Non-AC passenger coaches below CSR funding of IRFC based at Sitapur, UP (Sitapur-Delhi-Rewari railway section).
Meanwhile, the Railway Minister also pointed out that Indian Railways gives solar plants at stations based on the technical feasibility and viability. Till date, a total of 79 feasible railway stations have currently been offered with solar panels/plants in Madhya Pradesh. At present, there is no proposal to set up hybrid wind or solar plants which will be capable of creating electrical energy via wind, other than solar power, he mentioned. Further, the national transporter has plans to progressively provide solar panels/plants at other feasible stations of MP.
The Railway Minister additional mentioned that most of the functions are getting performed by private partners below developer mode, in which Indian Railways do not have to incur capital expenditure. For setting up of solar plants, the timeline would rely upon the person plant capacity, place as nicely as clearance from the state authorities, he added.