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Maligaon, May 21 (MExN): NF Railway in line with the policy of Indian Railways is steadily progressing to achieve the target of net zero carbon emission by the year 2030. In an endeavour to further minimize the dependence on fossil fuels, the NF Railway is adopting various steps to generate more and more green energy by installing roof-top solar power plants in service buildings and other installations spreading across the zone.
Under the ‘Go-Green’ mission, 146 stations and other service buildings under NF Railway have already been fitted with solar roof top panels generating 6747 Kilo Watt Peak (KWp) till April, 2024 which in turn will save 47.05 lakh units of power. The service buildings and other installations in the state of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland are in the list contributing towards the solar power generation with roof top panels. Division wise, Katihar, Alipurduar, Rangiya, Lumding and Tinsukia are generating 657KWp, 426KWp, 925KWp, 1035KWp and 207KWp of solar power respectively for their day to day use. The Headquarter complex of NFR at Guwahati is also contributing to the generation process with 1497 KWp. The two workshops at New Bongaigaon and Dibrugarh are also having 1000 KWp each installed solar power plants.
During the recently completed Financial Year 2023-24, 18 stations and other service buildings of Assam, Tripura and West Bengal have been fitted with solar roof top panels generating 609KWp. In the Alipurduar, Rangiya and Lumding divisions 20, 220 and 369 locations respectively have been fitted with solar roof top power generating panels. Major railway stations like Dhupguri and Falakata under Alipurduar division, Agartala and Sabroom under Lumding division and Dhalaibil, Niz Chatia, Niz Borgang, Sorbhog, Patiladaha, Bijni, Dhupdhara, Rangjuli and Singra under Rangiya division were fitted with the solar panels. This was stated in a press release issued by Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer, NF Railway.
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