Big milestone for Railways, achieves 100 per cent electrification in Uttar Pradesh

New Delhi, Feb 22: With an aim to make the entire rail network of the country run on electricity, the Indian Railways, achieving a significant milestone, completed the task of electrifying all routes in Uttar Pradesh.

This came after the electrification of the roughly 85-km Shubhagpur-Pachperwa section in Gorakhpur-based North Eastern Railway got completed resulting in entire state’s railway lines being electrified.

 

This zone has now joined the East Coast Railway, North Central Railway, West Central Railway, Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway, which stand completely electrified.

 

 

Railways also has plans to shift to renewables in line with India’s global commitment to renewable energy as part of various international “climate” negotiations. The projected energy demand of the Indian Railways in 2029-30 is expected to be about 8,200 megawatts (MW). To achieve Net Zero Carbon Emission, the expected requirement of renewable capacity by 2029-30 would be about 30,000 MW, officials explained.

 

So far, about 143 MW of solar plants (both on rooftops and land) and about 103 MW of wind power plants have been commissioned. In addition, about 2,150 MW of renewable energy capacity has also been tied up, as per official data.