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RITES Limited has issued a tender for setting up of 1 GW of land-based solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects on land owned by the Indian Railways. RITES Limited, an engineering consultancy company which works under the aegis of the India Railways, has issued a tender for setting up of 1 GW of land-based solar photovoltaic […]
Conglomerate Larsen & Toubro’s construction arm, L&T Construction, has won significant contracts worth Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore for the electrification works from DFCCIL, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Indian Railways. The company has won this order through its Railways Strategic Business Unit in consortium with Kyosan Electric Manufacturing, a Japanese company […]
Indian Railways is working on the development of a Hydrogen-powered suburban train and has floated an EoI for industry participation, Piyush Goyal has said. Indian Railways is working on the development of a Hydrogen-powered suburban train and has floated an Expression of Interest for industry participation, Union Minister for Railways and Commerce Piyush Goyal has […]
With the goal of transforming the Indian Railways into “Green Railways”, complete electrification of the Railway network has been approved by CCEA With the goal of transforming the Indian Railways into “Green Railways”, complete electrification of the Railway network has been approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) which will reduce its carbon footprint […]
In the first phase, the project will produce 6.6 billion units of power. In a bid to become a net-green transporter, the Indian Railways is planning to replace 4,000 MW of coal-fired electricity to run its trains with solar energy from modules deployed on both sides of select electrified tracks in 10 states. The Railway […]
The last date for submission of bids is January 28, 2019. Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL), a joint venture of India Railways and RITES Ltd., incorporated to manage Energy Management portfolio of Indian Railways, on behalf of Northern Railway (NR) has invited proposals from contractors/firms for setting up of 2 MW Solar PV Power […]
The three stations where solar panels have been installed are Roha, Pen and Apte stations on the Panvel-Roha route of Central Railways. The Indian Railways has taken another big step towards clean energy and energy conservation, as a part of its mission to utilize cost-effective renewable energy. According to a press release issued by Central […]
Indian Railways has an existing capacity of 71.19 MW of Solar plants from rooftops solar installations at various Railways stations. Ministry of Railways has planned to set up 1000 Mega Watt (MW) solar power by 2020-21 which would help Railways to source about 10% of its electrical energy from renewable source, Minister of State of […]
It will cost the national transporter around Rs 12,000 crore and all broad gauge lines of Indian Railways will be electrified. In a bid to enhance Indian Railways’ operations, the PM-led cabinet has approved the Railway Ministry’s suggestion to electrify the remaining 13,675 kms of railway tracks. The approval comes as a part of Railway […]
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