Indian Railways plans for installation of solar energy projects on unused vacant Railway land. Indian Railways, the fourth largest railways in the world by network, has envisioned becoming a Green Transporter by reducing its carbon footprint. The energy consumption of Indian Railways in FY 2020 was around 18, 410 Million Units for traction and 2,338 Million Units for non-traction load. Indian Railways has taken significant strides to reduce its carbon footprint & fuel cost and is committed to become a ‘net-zero’ carbon emissions organization by 2030. Some of its key initiatives towards de-carbonization are 100% electrification of Railways broad gauge network, reduction in energy consumption and meeting energy demand through renewable energy (RE).
Indian Railways already has220 Megawatt (MW) capacity of RE power, with nearly 3,450 MW capacity in the pipeline. Indian Railways is collaborating with several donor agencies and stakeholders to accelerate its low carbon journey. It has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) for collaboration on energy and sustainability under its Power Sector Reforms Program.
Installation of Solar electricity projects on unused vacant Railway land are as follows:
- i) Chhattisgarh- 50 Mega Watt (MW) at Bhilai.
- ii) Uttar Pradesh – 3 MW at Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli.
iii) Haryana- 2 MW at Diwana (near Panipat).
- iv) Madhya Pradesh- 1.7 MW at Bina.
- v) Maharashtra- 15 MW Buttibori (Nagpur).
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