The ongoing Ukraine-Russia war is impacting the energy sector in the country
In a bid to achieve the target of zero carbon emission by 2030 and to minimise dependence on fossil fuels, the Northeast Frontier Railway has taken steps to generate more and more green energy by installing solar power plants across the zone, a report in the Deccan Chronicle, says.
At a time when the Ukraine-Russia conflict is impacting the energy sector in the country, the Northeast Frontier Railway has taken up a solar route to generate more green energy.
In a bid to achieve the target of zero carbon emission by 2030 and to minimise dependence on fossil fuels, the Northeast Frontier Railway has taken steps to generate green energy by installing solar power plants across the zone.
In a step to achieve the target of zero carbon emission, Roof-Top Solar power plants have been commissioned throughout the Northeast Frontier Railway generating 4358.233 Kilo Watt Peak (KWP) till March this year.
Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer of NF Railway said that this will, in turn, save 44.54 lakh units that amount to approximately Rs 3.56 crore annually in energy bills.
He further said that in the current financial year, to meet the energy requirements, NF Railway was all set to commission 1500 KWP capacity of solar roof top systems in its jurisdiction.
“These include 100 KWP in Silchar station, 200 KWP each in Guwahati station and Kamakhya station under Lumding divison. Apart from all this, 1000 KWP is planned to be commissioned in New Bongaigaon Workshop which is a major workshop under NF Railway,” Sabyasachi De said.
The CPRO also said that, during the time when the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict hits the energy sector of the country, NF Railway is committed to utilise solar energy for its energy requirements, which will help in meeting the power needs of all the stations and save precious expenditure for the railways and the country.
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