In a bid to save energy and electricity, the Delhi metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will run metro trains powered by the solar energy as the DMRC has started receiving solar power from the Rewa Solar Power Project from Thursday. On the first day, the corporation received 27 Mega Watts (MW) power from the project based in Madhya Pradesh and the same will gradually increase to 99 MW. There would be a huge savings to the Delhi Metro due to the 99MW as per unit cost of power will reduce from over Rs 4.50 to Rs 3.30.
Marking the beginning of this new arrangement, Mangu Singh, the Managing Director along with Manu Srivastava, Chairperson, Rewa Ultra Mega Solar, Upendra Tripathi, Director General, International Solar Alliance and other senior officials took a ride on a Metro powered by solar energy from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Station to Central Secretariat on the violet line.
