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Ministry of Railways

Complete Electrification of Railway Network

Posted On: 13 MAR 2020 5:53PM by PIB Delhi

Ministry of Railways has planned to electrify balance Broad Gauge (BG) Routes of Indian Railways by December, 2023.

The planning for electrification of balance BG Routes of Indian Railways is as under:

 

Year

Target

(Route kilometer)

2019-20

6,000

2020-21

6,000

2021-22

6,000

2022-23

6,500

2023-24

(upto Dec-23)

4,310

Total

28,810

 

Initially, Indian Railways (IR) has planned to source about 1000 Mega Watt (MW) Solar Power as part of its Solar Mission and about 200 MW of wind power based on techno-commercial assessment.  Out of this, about 204.82 MW (101.42 MW solar and 103.4MW wind power) renewable power has already been set up. 

In addition to above, to further reduce the fuel burden of IR, it has been endeavored to install land based solar plants across India on unutilized railway land for meeting its energy needs for both traction and non-traction purpose.

This press release is based on information given by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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