Vijayawada station becomes Indian Railways’ first station to be covered with 130 kWp solar panels; details

Vijayawada station grew to become the primary railway station within the nation to be lined with 130 kWp photo voltaic panels.

Massive eco-friendly achievement! Indian Railways’ Vijayawada station within the state of Andhra Pradesh grew to become the primary railway station within the nation to be lined with 130 kWp photo voltaic panels. In line with Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, now 18 per cent of the overall energy consumption of the railway station shall be from this photo voltaic vitality. The environment-friendly transfer will end in annual financial savings of over Rs 8 lakh, and it’ll additionally cut back carbon emissions, the minister additional stated. Vijayawada Divisional Railway Supervisor P. Srinivas had just about commissioned the 65 kWp building-integrated photovoltaics photo voltaic cowl. The brand new addition takes the photo voltaic photovoltaic cover-over platform capability of the Vijayawada railway station to 130 kWp. The photo voltaic roof value an quantity of Rs 62 lakh to arrange, in line with studies.

आंध्र प्रदेश का विजयवाड़ा स्टेशन बना 130 kWp सोलर पैनल से ढका देश का पहला स्टेशन।

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अब स्टेशन की कुल बिजली खपत में से 18% बिजली इसी सौर ऊर्जा से मिलेगी। इससे वार्षिक 8 लाख रुपये की बचत होगी, व कॉर्बन उत्सर्जन में भी कमी आयेगी।

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The nationwide transporter plans to be a Internet Zero Carbon Emitter by the 12 months 2030. Earlier, Indian Railways had stated that for assembly its traction energy requirement, it plans to arrange photo voltaic vegetation on unused vacant railway land. Indian Railways plans to put in 20 GW land primarily based photo voltaic vegetation. As a way to additional proliferate these pilot initiatives, the nationwide transporter has initially deliberate to arrange 3 GWp of land primarily based photo voltaic vegetation in three phases.

Additional, Indian Railways additionally eyes to take up a storage primarily based photo voltaic venture. In line with railways, this venture is taken as much as handle peak demand administration and photo voltaic peak technology administration. In addition to, a pilot venture to obtain renewable energy within the around the clock mode to the tune of 150 MW is being deliberate by the nationwide transporter as properly.

In the meantime, Indian Railways has additionally accomplished 100 per cent LED alternative in all railway stations, railway installations and buildings throughout the nation. Additionally, all residential quarters of Indian Railways have been transformed to LED lighting.