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By 2024, railways to run 100 percent on electricity: Piyush GoyalBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 28, 2020
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday announced that the entire network of railways in the country will run on electricity by 2024. "We are embarking on rapid electrification of the rail network by 2024, we expect the entire railways to be 100 percent... Read more.. |
Indian Railways to be fully electrified in next 3-4 yearsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2019
Indian Railways, country’s national carrier, is taking steps to minimise carbon footprint by reducing the number of trains running on diesel and to fully bring the network to run with electric locomotives. As on 01 November 2019, 37,237 route kilometers of rail lines have... Read more.. |
PFC looks for safer bets like e - vehicles, charging infrastructureBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2019
Power Finance Corporation (PFC) is looking for new sectors to fund as it wants to hedge the risks associated with lending to the nation's ailing utilities, according to people familiar with the matter. The country's top lender to electricity projects is exploring new areas... Read more.. Subject Tags: DISCOMS , generation capacity , Power Finance Corporation (PFC) , railway electrification |
Railways testing waters for locomotives to run on lithium-ion batteriesBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 3, 2019
After a push for electrification, the Indian Railways is now testing waters for locomotives that can run on lithium-ion batteries. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works will be making 10 such railway engines. A locomotive, powered by lithium-ion batteries, has already been developed... Read more.. |
Govt has decided to achieve 100 per cent electrification of railway in 10 years: GoyalBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 29, 2019
The government has decided to move towards achieving 100 per cent electrification of railways, as part of efforts to curb carbon footprints, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. The railways minister also said he has a mission that in next 10 years, Indian Railways... Read more.. |
Siemens equipping Indian Railways' electrification initiativeBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 13, 2019
Siemens is equipping Indian Railways in its initiative to upgrade its electric locomotives from 6000 HP to 9000 HP, the company said on Wednesday. Siemens is supplying indegenously-made... Read more.. |
Sekura, CLP eye Kalpataru’s power transmission assetsBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 16, 2019
Edelweiss Infrastructure-backed Sekura Energy and CDPQ-backed China Light & Power (CLP) India are in separate talks to acquire the power transmission assets of Kalpataru Power Transmission (... Read more.. |
All trains coming to Delhi to be on electric traction from December 2019: Piyush GoyalBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 11, 2019
All trains coming to Delhi will be on electric traction from December 2019, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: electric traction , fossil fuel dependency , fossil fuels , India , locomotive , railway electrification , UNESCO |
Indian Railways Pushes Towards Goal Of Full Electrification By 2022 With ABB DealBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 20, 2019
The deal will supply ABB’s industry leading converters for electric trains to Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi in Northern India. ABB will build the converters at one of ABB’s largest... Read more.. Subject Tags: ABB , electrification , energy efficiency , Green Investment , public transport , railway electrification |
Indian Railways Plans to Install 1 GW Solar Capacity by 2020-21By : Sustainability ..., Jan 7, 2019
Ministry of Railways has announced that it plans to set up 1000 MW solar power by 2020-21 which would assist Railways to source about 10% of its electrical energy from renewable source, Minister of State of Railways, Rajen Gohain said in a written reply to a question... Read more.. Subject Tags: India , Ministry of railways , railway electrification , solar capacity , Solar Rooftop |