Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIndian Railways has completed electrification of more than 40,000 Route km (RKM) (63% of BG routes) in which 18,605 km electrification work has been done during 2014-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Previously, only 3,835 km electrification work was completed during the period 2009-14. Indian Railways has fixed a target of electrification of 7000 RKM for the year 2020-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All routes on BG network have been planned to be electrified by December 2023. Indian Railways is focusing on electrification of last mile connectivity & missing links. With this in mind 365 km major connectivity work has been commissioned during COVID period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Solar and wind energy to power the Railway electricity grid in a big way to India Railway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
100 MW of Solar plants have been commissioned on roof-tops of various buildings including 900 stations; 400 MW are under different stages of execution<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Wind Energy sector, 103 MW wind-based power plants have already been commissioned; planned to set up 200 MW wind energy plants in next 2 years in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Karnataka<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Total 505 pairs of trains have been converted to HOG, unleashing approx 70 million liter diesel\/ Rs 450 crore per annum potential of saving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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