Jaipur Railway Station goes solar - will mean annual savings of Rs 7.2 lakh on power bills

Jaipur Railway Station goes solar and has entered the elite club of railway stations which is harnessing solar power for its operations. Its rooftop installed solar panels have produced 260 units of electricity on the first day and that was 35 units more than its daily capacity.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 12 March 2016.

The operation was inaugurated by the general manager of North Western Railways (NWR)and he explained to the media that the extent of energy that can be harnessed from the solar panels will mean annual savings of power bills of Jaipur railway station. The projection is to produce 50 kilowatt power in a year which would be double the capacity of green energy at Jaipur station.
Moreover, in an effort to reduce the carbon footprint, diesel and electricity consumption will gradually be replaced by green energy. Small solar plants will be installed at small stations of capacity upto 25 kwp and it will be extended to railway crossings.
Within two years, Jaipur division will help in reducing 500 tonnes of carbon footprint and will move a step closer towards green corridor.
The lifecycle of solar panels is between 20 and 25 years and the windmill in Dangri village at Fatehgarh sub-division, Jaisalmer, will produce 25 megawatt electricity per year.


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