Indian Railways likely to become world’s first ‘net-zero’ carbon emitter by 2030

Indian Railways likely to become world’s first ‘net-zero’ carbon emitter by 2030 Last Modified: 03-Apr-2022 4:30 AM
  • 24 million
    Number of passengers Indian Raliways transports every day - slightly less than Australia’s population - across the subcontinent on 13,000 trains covering approximately 67,956 kms.
  • 3.3 million tonnes
    Amount of freight Indian Raliways transport each day. In 2020/21 it transported a total of 1,200 million tonnes.
  • 20,748 million kWh
    Electricity consumed by Indian Railways in 2020/21. It consumed approximately 18,410 million kWh for traction loads (trains) and 2,338 million kWh for non-traction loads (office, railway stations, etc).
  • Rs. 11,045 crore
    Indian Railways average annual spend on electric energy bills, accounting for nearly 7% of total operating expenses.
  • 115,450 million litres
    High-speed diesel consumed by Indian Railways between 2014-15 and 2018-19. India’s transport sector contributes to 12%of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions with the railways accounting for about 4% of these emissions.
  • 2030
    Year by which Indian Railways aims to be net-zero.
  • Dec 2030
    Indian Railways aims to electrify its entire network by. With complete electrification of Indian Railways targeted by financial year 2024, total traction requirement is expected to increase to around 3,400 MW.
  • 48,881 kms
    Length of Indian Railways network has been electrified, as of Apr 2021.
  • 20 GW
    Solar based generation capacity that Indian Railways aims to build for both traction loads and non-traction loads.
  • Solar based generation capacity already installed by Indian Railways as of ?.
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    Solar based generation capacity already installed by Indian Railways as of ?.
  • 960
    Number of railway stations that have installed solar panels to meet their energy needs. Bids have also been submitted for 198 MW solar power panels on the rooftops of 550 railway stations.