CHENNAI: To promote use of green energy, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has installed and commissioned a 100 KWp solar power plant on the rooftop of the CMBT metro station on Monday.
Till now, CMRL has installed a total of 5.2 MW capacity of solar power plants in metro stations and Koyambedu depot. Their target is to install up to 8MW by the year end. This is expected to produce 1,16,80,000 units of solar energy, which will in turn, largely reduce carbon emissions.
