INDIAN RAILWAYS TO MEET 10 PER CENT OF ENERGY NEEDS VIA RENEWABLES BY 2020

摘要

Indian Railways, which has envisioned a plan to generate 1,000 MW of solar energy by 2020, claims to be on track to become the largest harvester of rooftop solar plants, and plans to meet 10 per cent of its total energy requirements through renewable energy by 2020. As part of its 'Solar Mission', the transporter plans to generate 500 MW of solar energy through rooftop solar panels and the rest 500 MW through land-mounted solar panels. It also aims at generating 312 MW of energy through windmill plants with the help of Railway Energy Management Corporation Limited. Sources in the Railway Ministry said Indian Railways has already tied up with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to generate 100 MW of solar energy through land-mounted solar plants and production is estimated to commence from December 2017, at an average rate of ()4.50 unit. The transporter has also tied up with Rewa Ultra Mega Solar (RUMS) to generate 50 MW of solar energy through land-mounted solar plants at an average rate of ()4.50 per unit and the production is estimated to commence from December 2017.