India Solar Panel Train

Southern railway has identified 300 acres of vacant land and 160 acres of land alongside tracks to set up solar plants under power purchase agreement ppa.

India solar panel train. India launches first solar panelled train in bid to cut down diesel use trains expected to save 21 000 litres of diesel a year india has launched its first solar powered train which it is hoped. New delhi india september 18 ani. With indian railways aggressively focusing on renewable energy india s first solar panel fitted train is all set to commence trial runs shortly. The train will run from sarai rohilla in delhi to farukh nagar in haryana.

The train will run from sarai rohilla in delhi to farukh nagar in haryana. The cost of these solar panels manufactured under make in india initiative is rs 54 lakh. This is the first time in the world that solar panels are being used as grid in railways. A total of 16 solar panels each producing 300 wp are fitted in six coaches.

As a part of this initiative 4 7 mega watt mw land based solar plants have already been commissioned. A total of 16 solar panels each producing 300 wp are fitted in six coaches. The train originally had two diesel engines. The indian railways has planned to set up solar plants on its vacant land and along the tracks.

The indian railways is the single largest consumer of electricity with roughly 2 percent share of national energy consumption and it is gradually turning towards green initiatives for electrification as well as decarbonization. The plants on vacant land will have a capacity of 67mwp and those alongside tracks will have a capacity of 40mwp under power purchase agreement. The train runs solely on clean energy solar panels on its roof and at pit stops provide all of the power needed for its 3 kilometer 1 9 miles route. A total of 16 solar panels each producing 300 wp are fitted in six coaches.

Union minister piyush goyal shared the information in a written reply to a question in rajya sabha on friday. Solar panels at rooftops of 78 railway stations across kerala have been planned based on feasibility at the stations. Indian railways on july 14 launched first solar powered demu diesel electrical multiple unit train from the safdarjung railway station in delhi. In india for example trains have solar power on their roofs and in 2017 the city of guwahati became host to the first station in the country to be 100 solar powered.

The local government is further working to adopt solar pv at 8 500 stations in the coming years.