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Indian Railways Will Become World’s 1st 100% ‘Green Railways’; Rs 18,000 Crore Will Be Spent On Solar Panels

We cannot stress enough on Modi’s commitment to turn India and its peripheral power systems towards a greener switch. Two months back, we informed you of how for the first time, India is known to have invested more into greener initiatives than coal, the heart and soul of the production sectors. Last year, we also […]

PM-KUSUM Extended to 2027: A Major Boost for Decentralized Solar Growth, Investor Confidence, and Rural Electrification – EQ

Indian Railways’ renewable energy usage up by 6,900 per cent

The Indian Railways’ dependence on renewable sources of energy for running trains has gone up by a staggering 6,900 per cent over the last five years, data from the railway ministry has revealed. NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways’ dependence on renewable sources of energy for running trains has gone up by a staggering 6,900 per […]

IIT Indore Advances Sustainability with Solar Park, New Substation and Cutting-Edge Research Infrastructure – EQ

Indian Railways To Utilise Vacant Real Estate To Push For Green Energy; Solar, Wind Projects Planned

In a bid to increase the usage of renewable energy in its operations, the Indian Railways is planning to set up 500 mega watt (MW) of land-based solar power plants, including on its unused land, and 200 MW of wind energy plants, reports Mercom. Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal recently informed the Lok Sabha […]

IIT Indore Advances Sustainability with Solar Park, New Substation and Cutting-Edge Research Infrastructure – EQ

Indian Railways goes green! Delhi’s Anand Vihar Terminal railway station saves lakhs with solar power

Under Indian Railways’ mega project of making railway stations across India solar-powered, solar panels were installed at Anand Vihar Terminal railway station. The date of commissioning was October 2017. Indian Railways’ Anand Vihar Terminal railway station (ANVT) in Delhi is setting a benchmark with the use of solar-power! Apart from getting the tag of ‘silver-green’ […]

Puducherry initiates rooftop solar bidding for 150,000 homes – EQ

Railways Is Chalking Out A 4GW Plan For Powering Its Locos With Solar Energy

At present, the Railway Board is assessing the project bid document, stipulating local manufacturing for 1,200 MW of equipment New Delhi: In its bid to replace 4,000 MW of coal-fired electricity, the Indian Railways is set to use solar power from arrays of photovoltaic cells deployed on both sides of certain electrified tracks in 10 states […]

IIT Indore Advances Sustainability with Solar Park, New Substation and Cutting-Edge Research Infrastructure – EQ