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Delhi Metro On Track To Meet All Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources By 2021

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), an electric-based rail network, apart from curbing vehicular pollution in Delhi by keeping more than 4 lakh vehicles off the road every day, also started cutting its own carbon footprints by increasing its dependence on renewable sources like solar power and power from Waste to Energy plants since 2014. Recently, DMRC announced that it will become 100 per cent environment-friendly rail network by 2021.

Delhi Metro On Track To Meet All Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources By 2021

As per DMRC, there are about 20 lakh commuters who make use of the Delhi Metro on a daily basis. The network of the Delhi Metro is spread over an area 373 kilometers. According to an estimate, every passenger who chooses to use metro instead of a fossil-fuel burning road transport, contributes to saving approximately 100 grams of carbon dioxide for every trip of 10 kilometres

Delhi Metro On Track To Meet All Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources By 2021

To reduce its own carbon footprint, DMRC installed a small 500 kilowatt peak (kWp) solar rooftop plant at Dwarka Sector 21 station in August 2014.

Delhi Metro On Track To Meet All Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources By 2021

Now the in-house rooftop solar project has been expanded to solar panel installation at 53 stations and 12 depots producing 28 Megawatt peak (MWp) of power together. The rail network targets to power all its 271 stations using solar energy by 2021.

Delhi Metro On Track To Meet All Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources By 2021

Apart from its in-house rooftop solar project, DMRC is also procuring solar energy from a solar plant in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh called Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL). The organisation is currently getting 27 Mega Watt of solar power from this plant at Rs. 2.97 per unit.

Delhi Metro On Track To Meet All Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources By 2021

DMRC uses the electricity produced from various renewable sources for auxiliary purposes like powering lights, fans and air conditioners at metro stations and depots. It has recently started running a few trains using solar power from the Rewa plant.

Delhi Metro On Track To Meet All Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources By 2021

Along with using solar power, DMRC has also started taking power from a Waste to Energy plant of East Delhi Waste Processing Company Limited (EDWPCL) set up in Ghazipur. It is currently receiving 17.5 million units of electricity annually from this plant.

Delhi Metro On Track To Meet All Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources By 2021

As per DMRC, it is the only metro rail in the world certified by the United Nations (UN) as the first metro rail network to get carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

About The Campaign

About The Campaign

NDTV in partnership with Luminous has launched an awareness campaign ‘Be A Bijli Donor’ to promote the idea of ‘save power for more power’. The idea is to conserve energy today in order to get more power tomorrow.

 

We inherently know that saving energy results in low energy bills, but we also need to understand that a unit of energy saved today makes it available for people still living in the dark or facing regular power cuts.

 

Saving power or conserving energy is about knowing the sources of energy, and areas of wastage and thereby eliminating these through technology and lifestyle changes. For instance, a 100 W (Watt) incandescent (ICL) bulb can be replaced with a 9 W LED bulb offering similar performance in terms of light output, but at far lower consumption of energy.

 

While a 100 W ICL bulb, used for four hours a day, consumes 146 units of energy per year, a 9 W LED bulb requires only 13.5 units per year. Clearly, switching to LED is a smart choice as it provides the same output while consuming 90 per cent less energy.

 

The focus of the campaign is to instill the idea of ‘save power for more power’ and in order to do so, the initiative will create awareness about energy efficient products and services, smart ways to reduce power consumption, alternate sources of energy like solar energy and the need to conserve energy. The idea is to address the rising need for energy conservation in India.

 

As part of the campaign, we will highlight the stories of individuals and organisations who are championing the cause of energy conservation by switching to renewable sources of energy, adopting innovations to reduce energy consumption while enjoying the same output. The initiative will provide a platform for all stakeholders to share their ideas and work towards the common goal of, ‘Save power for more power’.