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Indian Railways to Tender 5 GW of Solar to Cut Down Power Costs

Indian Railways operates over 8,000 stations spread across the length and breadth of the subcontinent

February 28, 2018

/ Saumy Prateek
/ Solar, Tenders & Auctions,
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The Indian Railways is turning to solar power to cut down its increasing power costs. The Railways will soon launch tenders to set up large-scale solar power projects, inching closer towards its overall solar power target of 5 GW. The 5 GW capacity will consist of utility-scale and rooftop solar power projects.

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