Indian Railways on a mission to save electricity

With the goal of reducing cost of electricity for traction, Indian Railways has commenced flow of additional 50 MW power (total 100 MW) from Bhartiya Rail Bijli Company Limited (BRBCL) in the State of Bihar w.e.f. 28th November 2019. This step is expected to lead to an annual saving of ₹ 110 crore per annum on a recurring basis. Additional flow of 10 MW power from BRBCL has also been started in the State of Rajasthan w.e.f. 20th November 2019, which is expected to lead to an annual saving of ₹ 11.50 crore per annum.

Indian Railways is taking about 1,475 MW of power under open access as a deemed licensee in 11 states and the DVC area. These efforts have led to annual saving of over `3,600 crore per annum, and since the commencement of power flow under open access w.e.f. November 2015 on business as usual mode, it has resulted into a total saving of over ₹ 12,400 crore.