{"id":39136,"date":"2024-08-07T13:20:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/07\/ecor-to-generate-green-energy-by-installing-rooftop-solar-power-plants-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:20:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:20:33","slug":"ecor-to-generate-green-energy-by-installing-rooftop-solar-power-plants-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/07\/ecor-to-generate-green-energy-by-installing-rooftop-solar-power-plants-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"ECoR to Generate Green Energy by Installing Rooftop Solar Power Plants &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Bhubaneswar<\/strong>: East Coast Railway (ECoR), in line with the policy of Indian Railways, is adopting various steps to generate more green energy by installing Rooftop Solar Power Plants in Station &amp; Service Buildings and other installations over its jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>ECoR plans to install 21826 KWp capacity Solar Plants resulting in savings of approximately Rs 14 Crores from Energy Bills and Rs 91.41 lakh from Carbon Credit.<\/p>\n<p>Under this project, East Coast Railway will install Solar Power Plants at 149 Station Buildings, 248 Service Buildings, 6924 Residential Buildings, and 366 Level Crossing (LC) Gates over its jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the above, tenders have been floated for Rs 83.79 Crores, which includes Solar Power Plants\/Renewable Solar Energy Sources on grid plants of different capacities on rooftops and shed tops in various locations:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Brahmapur-Palasa Railway Section for Rs 9.13 cr<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Paradeep-Bhadrak Railway section Rs 8.86 cr<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Angul Section Rs 9.48 cr<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Headquarters area in Bhubaneswar Rs 9.10 cr<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Khurda Road-Puri Section Rs 8.74 cr<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Paradeep-Kendujhargarh Railway Section Rs 8.10 cr<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Visakhapatnam area Rs 7.25 cr<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Visakhapatnam Electric Loco Shed area Rs 7.10 cr<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Duvvada-Palasa Main Line\/Naupada-Gunupur\/Vizianagaram-Rayagada area Rs 8.78 cr<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Kottavalasa-Kirandul Rail Line Section Rs 7.53 cr<\/p>\n<p>Major Station Buildings and Service Buildings like the Headquarters Building, Rail Sadan at Chandrasekharpur, 6790 KWp have also been provided with Rooftop Solar Power Plants\/Renewable Energy sources. Level Crossing Gates at most of the places in ECoR jurisdiction have also been installed with Solar\/Renewable Energy Systems.<\/p>\n<p>East Coast Railway is committed to maximizing the use of Solar Energy to meet its energy requirements. This will help in meeting the day-to-day power needs of Stations and other Service Buildings. Apart from being environmentally friendly, this leads to savings in precious expenditure for the Railways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR), in line with the policy of Indian Railways, is adopting various steps to generate more green energy by installing Rooftop Solar Power Plants in Station &amp; Service Buildings and other installations over its jurisdiction. 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