DMRC: First organization in the world to register as a CDM project.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is now both a consumer and a producer of solar energy. Mangu Singh, its managing director, stated in an exclusive interview, not only utilizes 107 MW solar power to run trains, but it also produces 32 MW of solar energy.

Of late, the DMRC was supplied with 77 MW of solar power by Rewa Ultra Mega Solar from Madhya Pradesh. It is having a total capacity of 750 MW and is one of the world’s largest single-site solar power plants.

“We have recently realized our tremendous solar power potential and about 107 MW solar powers are used by DMRC. On all our station buildings and depots, we have installed solar rooftops. Currently, we generate around 32 MW,” he said.

“We have linked in Madhya Pradesh to an ultra-mega solar power plant. DMRC’s involvement as a reliable energy supplier (of solar power) can attribute to the success of this facility. Today, Madhya Pradesh produces up to 77 MW,” he said.

The Delhi Metro is sensitive to both financial and environmental sustainability. “The factor of sustainability was always taken into account from development to installation to actual performance during operations. We have also taken forward the latest available rolling stock, with maximum energy efficiency. The braking systems in our trains are regenerative,” he added.

The metro transport system is the most energy-efficient. “If a passenger through Metro uses a single power unit, he will consume 22 units on the same journey by car. We carry 55 lakh passengers every day on our system. Imagine the energy savings,” Singh said.

DMRC is also the world’s first railway organization to register as a CDM project. The DMRC is the first metro system in the world to receive carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the United Nations, because it has contributed to an annual reduction in pollution levels of 6.3 lakh tonne in the City, thereby helping to reduce global warming.