The South Western Railway zone has provided solar panels at 108 stations rooftop as well as seven service buildings.
Some of the major railway stations where solar panels have been provided include KSR Bengaluru, Hubballi, Yesvantpur, Mysuru, Hosapete, Gadag and Ballari.
The seven service buildings provided with solar panels are -- Rail Soudha, DRM’s Office-Hubballi; Railway Hospital-Hubballi; Parcel Office Bengaluru; DRM’s Office-Bengaluru; Railway Hospital-Bengaluru; and DRM’s Office-Mysuru.
Apart from this, the workshops – Mysuru Workshop-500 kWp capacity; Hubballi Workshop-1,000 KWp capacity, as well as sheds, have been provided with solar rooftop plants as well.
Also, solar panels have been set up at Hubballi EMD shed (of 640 kWp), Krishnarajapuram Diesel Shed (of 240 kWp), and as many as 299 level crossing gates are equipped with solar panels.
The South Western Railway zone, during FY22, is expanding its solar initiatives as well as it is proposed to install solar installations at 20 railway stations.