CR wins First Prize in Energy Conservation
Central Railway has been awarded First Prize on Energy
Conservation for its efforts on energy conservation in
Zonal Railway category for the year 2014. The award
was presented...
more... by Hon’ble Minister of State for Power
(Independent Charge) to the Chief Electrical Engineer,
Central Railway at New Delhi on 14.12.2014.
Central Railway runs about 1660 EMU services daily
besides 410 mail/express trains and 346 freight trains on
electric traction. Total electrical traction consumption
during 2013-14 was about 1890 MU with electrical bill of
Rs.1432 crore. After conversion of Kalyan-Thane section
and other energy conservation measures, a saving of
25.8 MU amounting to Rs.112.74 crore has been achieved
during the year2013-14. Test charging of AC traction on
Thane-CST section is planned on 20/21.12.2014 night.
In the non-traction field also, Central Railway has
planned to provide many initiatives viz. provision of
solar panels, solar water heating system, LED based
lighting, occupancy sensors, automation of pumps, etc.
which will go in a long way to further reduce electrical
energy consumption.
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Date: December 18, 2014
This news comes to you from Public Relations
Department, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus Mumbai.
