L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (L&TMRHL) has planned captive solar plants with a capacity of approximately 8 mega watt peak (MWp) in Metro depots and on station rooftops.
The company expects solar units to meet 15 per cent of the total electrical consumption.
As on date, 3 MWp has been commissioned and another 1 MWp is ready for commissioning.
DVS Raju, the Chief Electrical Inspector to Government of India (CEIG) for Hyderabad Metro Rail Project, inspected the 1MWp Solar Installation at HMR-Uppal Depot and related 0.54/33 KV power evacuation substation.
This plant has been developed on RESCO (Renewable Energy Service Company) model by Ampsolar Generation Private Limited, through a power purchase agreement with L&T MRHL.
