Direct green power instead of grid-fed could help railways more: Study

According to the study, around a quarter of this new solar capacity - up to 5,272 MW - could be fed directly into the railway's overhead lines

A new study by an Indian NGO Climate Trends and UK-based green tech start-up Riding Sunbeams has found that direct supply of solar energy to the Indian Railway lines would save almost 7 million tonne (mt) of carbon a year whilst also powering at least one in four train on the national network on competitive terms.

The railways plans to earmark 51,000 hectares of unproductive land for solar development as part of its net zero commitment by 2030.  Plans are already underway to deliver 20GW of solar generation to match growing demand for energy to move trains. The analysis said