Indian Railways set to become world's first 100% Green Railway by 2030 with all routes electrified
Energy requirements will be met at all railway stations by installing solar panels on rooftops of station buildings
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New Delhi, January 19: Indian Railway is set to become the world’s first 100% green railway with net-zero emission by 2030 as the electrification of railway routes in the country is progressing 10 times faster since 2014. Indian railways has started marching towards Mission 100% Electrification of Railway Routes.
In the earlier budget, NDA government announced that there would not be a dearth of funds required for the project. According to the Railway Ministry, over 1000 railway stations in India already acquire their energy requirements from solar panels.
The target is expected to be achieved by 2023. A senior railway board official said that, “The most encouraging aspect towards becoming the world’s first green railway is that around 45,881km rail tracks out of 64689 km rail tracks of broad gauge have already been electrified up to March 31, 2021, and the remaining works are being carried out on war-footing.”
The official claimed, “Our target to become the world's first 100% green railway with net zero-emission by the year 2030 will be achieved if everything goes as per plan. We will also start meeting energy requirements at all railways stations by installing solar panels on the rooftops of station buildings.”
In the earlier budget, NDA government announced that there would not be a dearth of funds required for the project. According to the Railway Ministry, over 1000 railway stations in India already acquire their energy requirements from solar panels.
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India has already electrified multiple railway sections over the last few years including Mumbai – Howrah via Jabalpur, Delhi – Darbhanga – Jaynagar, Gorakhpur – Varanasi via Aunrihar, New Delhi-Via Katihar-Guwahati, and many more.