‘Solar platforms’ inaugurated at Vijayawada railway station
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Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) P. Srinivas commissioned Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) photo voltaic platforms at Vijayawada railway station on Wednesday.
The station has turn out to be the primary to have modern photo voltaic photovoltaic cover-over-platform, with a capability of 130 kWp in Indian Railways community, Mr. Srinivas stated.
BIPV photo voltaic roofs with built-in photo voltaic panels (with none galvanised sheets) along with its energy normal capturing photo voltaic vitality, will act as a shelter for passengers, the DRM stated.
The BVIP facility will assist to avoid wasting 2.12 lakh items each year, saving about ₹16.36 lakh a yr. Power generated from the panels caters to round 17.8% of the electrical energy wants of Vijayawada station, he stated.
Earlier, BIPV photo voltaic excessive capability panels with 65 kWp was put in on platforms 4 and 5 in December, 2019, the DRM stated, and complimented Senior Divisional Electrical Engineer (Maintenance) V. Venkata Ramana and his workers for bringing laurels to the station with the undertaking.
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