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Electrification Drive: Indian Railways seeks to cut energy costs under Mission 41K

October 3, 2017

Indian Railways (IR) is the single largest consumer of energy in the country, with a consumption of about 2 per cent of the total power generation per year or around 18.25 TWh annually. As India […]

On a Fast Track: IR ramps up rail electrification to reduce costs and meet emission norms

August 30, 2017

Indian Railways (IR) operates the world’s fourth largest rail network spread over 66,500 route km. The system runs nearly 19,000 trains every day, carries 24 million passengers per day, and transports more than 1.1 billion […]