With excellent upkeep, close monitoring of operations of solar power plants and numerous innovative steps taken under Solar Mission-2021-22, the North Central Railway (NCR) has succeeded in generating 69.9 lakh units of electricity through its solar power plants in first half of financial year 2022-23, informed NCR officials.
Not only it’s a big leap towards a larger goal of environment protection as solar energy is a greener source of energy, it has also led to substantial savings in revenue worth ₹2.8 crore, informed chief public relations officer (CPRO) of NCR Himashu Shekhar Upadhyay confirming the achievement.
In 2021-22 also, the NCR had emerged at the top among all the Zonal Railways by generating 124 lakh units of electricity using solar power and a net revenue saving of ₹5.01 crore, he said.
