One of India’s largest private sector manufacturers of passenger and freight trains, Titagarh Wagons (TWL) has signed a PPA with Fourth Partner Energy to procure 4.8 MW of solar power for its wagon and steel foundries at Titagarh and its passenger coach and propulsion unit at Uttarpara. It will replace almost 25% of its current annual electricity demand with renewable energy. All three power plants are expected to be commissioned by January 2021.
Titagarh, VP, Prithish Chowdhary, said, “Reducing carbon emissions and switching to green energy is no longer an option but a global imperative. At Titagarh, we want to do our part to ensure our production facilities become more environment friendly. Fourth Partner Energy will solarise our Heavy Engineering division, Titagarh Wagons and Titagarh Steel facilities across West Bengal. Apart from a significant reduction in our carbon footprint, solar power is also much cheaper than grid electricity. We expect to see significant savings on our annual power costs through the use of solar power.”
Fourth Partner Energy, Business Development Head, Karan Chadha, said, “These 3 installations will utilise approximately 50,000 sqm of otherwise wasted roof space to drive savings on every unit of electricity for the company. Titagarh will also offset nearly 1.3 lakh tons of carbon over the next 2 decades. We have also partnered with Indian Railways to solarise Jabalpur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur stations and the Nagpur Metro Rail.”
Titagarh’s procurement of renewable energy coincides with Railway Ministers announcement of solarising of 960 stations and the government’s vision of a net-zero carbon emission Indian Railways by 2030.
