Central Railways now say.. Go Green..!

 

 

New Delhi, January 14: Indian Raiways have taken a huge step towards clean energy and energy conservation..! As part of it’s mission to utilise cost-effective renewable energy, three more railways stations of the Central Railway zone have been powered by wind and solar energy. According to a press release issued by Central Railways, the zonal network has already turned to 100% energy efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights at its railway stations and service buildings.

 

The three new ‘green’ stations where solar panels have been installed are Roha, Pen and Apte stations on the Panvel - Roha route of Central Railways. The aim is to bring down energy consumption bills by a huge margin.

 

Forecasting the development of the railway system undertakings, the Ministry of Railways citing the new year had planned to set up 1000 Mega Watt solar power by 2020-21 which would help Railways to source about 10% of its electrical energy from renewable source. However, the authorities have already installed about 71.19 MW of solar plants over rooftops at Railways stations and service buildings.

 

 

“The power requirement at these three railway stations is met by solar panels and wind mills, generating green energy. All the three railway stations have solar water coolers with a storage capacity of 150 litres each. While the Roha station has a solar water pump of 3 HP capacity, the Apta and Pen stations have solar water coolers with a storage capacity of 150 liters each. These stations have also been provided with energy efficient BLDC ceiling fans.”, reported the statement.

 

The Roha station has a 15 KWp solar power panel installed, generating around 65-80 KWh power on a daily basis. Earlier, the electrical load of the Roha station was 21 kW while the present load is only 11.81 kW. This has resulted in 80% energy being saved, with the use of solar power. The yearly saving in terms of money value will be Rs. 3.54 lakh at the Roha station.

 

Whereas the Pen station has a 5 KWp solar power panel installed and 7.2 KWp solar and wind mill, generating around 60-70 kWh power on a daily basis. The load of 14 kW at the station has come down to 7.65 kW. This has resulted in 80% energy being saved, with the use of solar and wind power. The yearly saving in terms of money value will be Rs. 2.19 lakh at the Pen station.

 

The Apta station meanwhile, has a 5 KWp solar power panel installed, generating around 25-30 kWh power on a daily basis. The load of 8.52 kW has come down to 4.38 kW with 80% energy being saved. The yearly saving in terms of money value will be Rs. 3.26 lakh at the Apta station.