CHENNAI: Soon, a part of the daily operations at Nanganallur Road and Meenambakkam metro rail stations will run on solar power, as two plants of 428KWp capacity each have been installed and commissioned on the roofs of the two elevated stations.
The solar plants, with a capacity to generate around 57,780 units per month, are expected to save Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) around Rs 26.34 lakh per year. While a major portion of the operations at the stations is planned to be powered by solar panels in the future, CMRL is also working towards using solar power for operation of trains eventually. The generated solar power will be used for lighting systems and to operate electrical equipment required for the maintenance of the stations.
So far, CMRL has a total installed capacity of 4.1MWp solar power including those installed at its head office in Koyambedu and a few other metro stations.
