Southern Railway saves around Rs 55 crore by tapping solar, wind power
The Southern Railway on Friday said it has managed to save Rs 54.99 crore by harnessing alternate sources of energy in its bid to reduce carbon footprint. With a generation of 91.56 million units of wind power that lead to cumulative savings of Rs 48.54 crore, Southern Railway said through solar energy it managed to save Rs 6.45 crore by generating 16.30 million units of solar power from 2017 till July 2022.
“Substantial energy savings has been made possible through erection of wind mills”, Southern Railway said in a press release.
