- Bhopal division moving towards green energy and energy conservation
- Fans installed in stations and service buildings
- Revenue is being saved
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal
About 1060 BLDC fans were installed in platforms, stations and service buildings in the division. These fans consume less electricity than conventional fans. By using these fans, approximately Rs 13 lakh will be saved in a year.
Working with the view of energy conservation through renewable energy, a 5 KV solar power plant was installed in 13 stations including Mathela, Khirkiya, Timarni, Banapura, Chhanera, Ashoknagar, Mungawali, Shajapur, Mandi-bamora, Kanjiya, Gulabganj, Mandideep and Ganjbasoda. About 8380 units of electricity are being generated per month from these. In this way, approximately Rs 9 lakh will be saved annually.
Apart from this, wind solar hybrid plants have been installed at Shivpuri, Panihar, Bhopal, Padarkheda, Vidisha stations, which is another step taken by Bhopal division to promote renewable energy.
A total of 1 KW solar power plants are already operating at various places in Bhopal division, from which approximately 13 lakh units are being produced in a year and approximately Rs 44 lakh is being saved annually.
According to this, when the train will reach destination and it will get the signal to reach the platform, 100 percent lights of the platform will be lit and as long as the train is standing on the platform, all the lights will remain lit and when the train will get the starter signal and after that the train will start. As soon as the starter signal passes, 70 percent of the lights will automatically switch off.
In this, whatever electricity was being purchased from MPSEB, now the entire energy is being produced from the solar plant. It has become a net zero station, that is, all the electrical energy required is being produced by itself instead of taking it from outside. Under which this plant is expected to produce about 6000 units of electricity per month and save about Rs 3.5 lakh per year. This type of experiment is the first in the West Central Railway in the state.
Apart from these, action is under process to install about 650 KW solar power plant at RESCO mode. Working towards energy conservation and maximum use of renewable energy, action is being taken to install 5 KW solar plants at all the small stations of the division. Along with this, energy conservation will be done by installing solar power plants at the stations which are being developed under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
70 percent light will automatically switch off
30-70 circuit automation work has also been done in 12 stations of the division (Harda, Narmadapuram, Bhopal, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Sanchi, Vidisha, Ganjbasoda, Bina, Ashoknagar, Guna, Biaora Rajgarh, Shivpuri), so that only when the train arrives. The platform lights will be switched on 100 percent and when the train departs, 70 percent of the lights will automatically switch off. In this arrangement, the lights of all the platforms have been successfully connected to the home and starter signals.
Sanchi will be made a net zero solar city
One city in each state is to be developed as a net zero solar city. Under this scheme, Madhya Pradesh has identified Sanchi to be developed as Net Zero Solar City. Under which, with the aim of running all the railway installations at Sanchi station with solar energy, a 50 KW rooftop solar plant has been installed at Sanchi, which is operational from May 2023.
