Energy Conservation awards presented
Minister for Energy Balineni Srinivasa Reddy on Friday said the government was committed to taking energy efficiency movement to every doorstep in the State.
Speaking after presenting energy conservation awards to government and private organisations at the valedictory function of the Energy Conservation Week, the Minister said the government was promoting energy efficiency in a mission mode with an objective to benefit every family in the State in the form of reducing electricity bills and other costs and promote industrial and economic development.
The Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station (NTPC Simhadri, Visakhapatnam), Tirupati Municipal Corporation and Sree Jaya Jyothi Cements Pvt Ltd) won awards under gold category; Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation, Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station, Nellore, and Dalmia Cements, Kadapa, have been selected for awards under silver category; and the APEPDCL building in Visakhapatnam has been
More solar power for South Central Railway
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Solar power panels installed on the roof of Kacheguda Railway Station.
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The South Central Railway (SCR), which is generating around 7.2 MW solar power, has plans to set up land-based solar plants on vacant lands and along the track under public-private partnership mode. This will help in generation of power about 9.1 MW units per annum, resulting in saving of about ₹4.86 crore, said principal chief electrical engineer Somesh Kumar on Wednesday.
He was participating in a webinar on National Energy Conservation held at Rail Nilayam as a part of the Energy Conservation Week. Earlier, SCR general manager Gajanan Mallya pointed out the zone was the first in Indian Railways to introduce ‘Energy Neutral’ stations towards adopting energy conservation measures and brought forth innovative concepts installing solar roof cover over platform and day light pipes, energy effi
Energy Conservation Week: ECoR to have fully electrified routes by March
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) observed Energy Conservation Week from December 8 to 14 during which it was revealed that the railway zone would become fully electrified by March next year.
A rally was organised in all three divisions to spread awareness about energy conservation. A webinar was also organised to mark the energy conservation week.
ECoR has 96.6 per cent of electrified track out of 2,708-km routes and the remaining 105-km routes are targeted for completion in 2020-21. With this, ECoR will become a completely electrified zone by March 2021.
With addition of 1,140km electrified routes in last five years under the ECoR, 71.75 per cent goods and 80.80 per cent passenger traffic is being hauled by electric traction. This has resulted in bringing down consumption of diesel oil, reduction in direct emission and saving in haulage cost. Once the remaining sections and terminals are electrified,