North Central Railway solar power output rises by 16 per cent

New Delhi India January 10 ANI The productivity of solar plants in North Central Railway NCR is registering an upward trajectory by generating 94 lakh units of energy.

According to the information provided by North Central Railway, 94 lakh units of energy generated by solar power using solar power during April-December 2020 -- 21, this year, an improvement of 16 per cent over last year.

Solar energy is a greener source of energy and has resulted in substantial savings in revenue, as it is a big leap towards a larger goal of environmental protection.

The net revenue saving of the NCR was 3.82 crores using solar power during April-December 2021, according to the official statement.

NCR's total installed capacity is 11.03 MWp, according to the information. The remaining 10882.34 kWp capacity has been installed by two major Solar Power Developers SPD Azure and ReNew on a PPP basis, while 120 kWp has been installed by the Railway.

Among the major places where rooftop solar plants have been installed are station buildings, workshops, training schools, General Managers GM office and Divisional Railway Manager DRM office buildings.

NCR has achieved about 8000 tones of reduction in carbon footprints using solar power during April-December.

An important parameter of the performance of solar plants is the Capacity Utilization Factor CUF NCR solar panels, which have shown a CUF of 12.9 per cent during the period, which is considered an appreciable performance, it added.

NCR has set a new target for 2021 -- 22 to generate the highest level of solar energy to the tune of 1.3 crore units, saving about 5 crores.

The general manager of NCR, Pramod Kumar, has called for adopting a focused approach for increasing the share of solar energy in its total non-traction electrical energy consumption.

In order to promote solar energy and the maintenance of solar plants, many steps were taken by the zonal railway.

There is monitoring of solar energy generation for each plant. A solar diary was introduced to the SSEs for systematic documentation and focused on monitoring of energy and other important data in a structured manner.