Bhubaneswar: In a bid to generate more green energy and reduce its carbon footprint, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) is set to install rooftop solar power plants across its jurisdiction.
The project aims to harness 21,826 KWp capacity solar energy, resulting in estimated savings of Rs 14 crores from energy bills and Rs 91.41 lakh from carbon credits.
The initiative will see the installation of solar power plants at 149 station buildings, 248 service buildings, 6,924 residential buildings, and 366 level crossing gates. Out of the above, tenders have been floated for Rs 83.79 Crores, which includes Solar Power Plants/Renewable Solar Energy Sources on grid plants of different capacities on rooftops and shed tops in various locations:
- Brahmapur-Palasa Railway Section at a cost of Rs 9.13 cr
- Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Paradeep-Bhadrak Railway section Rs 8.86 cr
- Angul Section Rs 9.48 cr
- Headquarters area in Bhubaneswar Rs 9.10 cr
- Khurda Road-Puri Section Rs 8.74 cr
- Paradeep-Kendujhargarh Railway Section Rs 8.10 cr
- Visakhapatnam area Rs 7.25 cr
- Visakhapatnam Electric Loco Shed area Rs 7.10 cr
- Duvvada-Palasa Main Line/Naupada-Gunupur/Vizianagaram-Rayagada area Rs 8.78 cr
- Kottavalasa-Kirandul Rail Line Section Rs 7.53 cr
Major Station Buildings and Service Buildings like Headquarters Building, Rail Sadan at Chandrasekharpur, 6790 KWp have also been provided with Rooftop Solar Power Plants/Renewable Energy sources. Level Crossing Gates at most of the places in ECoR jurisdiction have also been installed with Solar/Renewable Energy Systems.
