The Delhi Metro has installed nine new solar power generation facilities on the Badarpur-Faridabad section for partial fulfilment of energy requirements.
The power generated by these solar plants, with a generation capacity of 1,660.4 kWp, will be used for lighting and other auxiliary requirements of the station and depot buildings. The plants have been set up at NHPC Chowk, Mewala Maharajpur, Sector 28, Badkal Mor, Old Faridabad, Neelam Chowk Ajronda, Bata Chowk, Escorts Mujesar stations and Ajronda Depot.
“The power Receiving Sub Station (RSS) of the Faridabad corridor has already been developed as a green building with a 50 kWp solar plant, rain water harvesting and constructed wet land type of sewage treatment plant facilities,” said an official.
So far, DMRC has commissioned solar power facilities with generation capacity of approximately 2,800 kWp with plants at Dwarka Sector 21, Anand Vihar, Pragati Maidan, Metro Enclave, Yamuna bank station, Yamuna bank depot, Faridabad RSS, ITO, Ajronda depot and the Faridabad metro stations. DMRC will create facilities for the generation of 20 MWp out of which work has been awarded for 11 MWp so far, a spokesperson said.
