South Central Railways zone becomes India’s 1st to have energy-neutral stations

  • The Indian South Central Railways (SCR) zone becomes India’s first to have 13 energy-neutral stations. The number is highest amongst all the zones across the Indian Railways network.

About energy-neutral railway stations:

  • These are capable of meeting 100% energy requirements through solar photovoltaic panels which have been commissioned at the station buildings.
  • The total capacity of all the solar panels installed at the 13 energy neutral stations is 99 kWpat a cost of Rs 50 lakh.
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