Indian Railways’ Vijayawada station gets solar rooftops; To save additional Rs 8.1 lakh annually

The brand new addition takes Vijayawada station’s photo voltaic photovoltaic cover-over platform capability to 130 kWp.

Indian Railways’ Vijayawada station has moved a step nearer to lowering carbon emissions even additional after being geared up with an revolutionary photo voltaic photovoltaic cover-over-platform. Sharing the information on his official Twitter deal with, railways minister Piyush Goyal stated the brand new gear would save round Rs 8.1 lakh yearly. He stated the system scale back carbon emissions by assembly 18% of the station’s energy requirement, whereas moreover performing as a shelter for passengers.

The 65 kWp (kilowatts peak) building-integrated photovoltaics photo voltaic cowl was commissioned nearly by South Central Railway’s Vijayawada divisional supervisor P. Srinivas.

The brand new addition takes Vijayawada station’s photo voltaic photovoltaic cover-over platform capability to 130 kWp.

In keeping with stories, the photo voltaic roof value Rs 62 lakh to arrange.

Moreover, following suggestions of the divisional railway supervisor, it has been determined to cowl the 32-metre hole between the present shelter and the brand new building-integrated photovoltaics photo voltaic cowl on platform Nos. 4 and 5. The brand new venture, which has already been sanctioned, will add one other 65kWp solar energy.

In keeping with stories, for this venture, 54 kWp on platform Nos. 4 and 5 and 11 kWp on platform Nos. 8 and 9 had been commissioned. Beforehand, photo voltaic excessive capability building-integrated photovoltaics photo voltaic plant of 65kWp was put in on platform Nos. 4 and 5 in December 2019.

With a complete capability of 130 kWp photo voltaic roof, Vijayawada Railway Station will save round 2.12 lakh items of energy each year, saving Rs 16.36 lakh yearly.

The railways have moved to expedite electrification of the community up to now seven years.

Goyal stated in Might that the nationwide transporter recorded the very best ever electrification of sections throughout the Indian Railways community within the 2020-21 fiscal regardless of the consequences of COVID-19 in the direction of the tip of the yr.

Throughout fiscal 2020-21, Indian Railways achieved the very best ever electrification of sections, masking 6,015 Route Km in a single yr, surpassing the earlier highest of 5,276 RKM achieved in 2018-19, The Monetary Categorical reported.