Southern Railway generates 2,61,412 kWh units of wind power in a single day

CHENNAI: Southern Railway generated 2,61,412 kWh units of wind power on July 13, the highest so far in a single day.
The zone meets 1.86% of traction energy requirement for electric trains from wind energy in 2021-22 while 2.12% of total electrical energy requirement of the zone for traction and non-traction purposes is met from green energy generated by solar and wind plants, said a press release.
In 2021-22, the energy harnessed from wind mills is around 25.686 million units resulting in savings of around Rs 14.54 crores.
The cumulative energy harnessed by wind mills in the zone is 91.564 million units till July 2022. This has yielded a savings in traction energy bills to the tune of Rs 48.54 crore.