NCRTC adopts solar policy for renewable energy

MEERUT To address the challenges of climate change, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has adopted a solar policy that aims to increase the share of renewable energy by generating over 11 MW of solar power across the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.

The initiative is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 11,500 tonnes per year, representing a significant step in the fight against climate change.

As part of the initiative, solar panels are being installed at Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) stations, depots and other buildings.

Over 900 solar panels will be installed on the roof of the New Ashok Nagar RRTS station, which will generate over 6.5 lakh units of electricity per year.

Officials claimed that these initiatives are part of their solar policy that aims to increase the share of renewable energy by generating over 11 MW of solar power across the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.

Solar power plants have already been installed at Sahibabad, Guldhar, Duhai and Duhai depots on the operational section of the RRTS corridor, as well as at Ghaziabad and Muradnagar receiving substations and at the RRTS depot. These installations, currently operational, generate a combined electricity output of over 3 MW. All these stations are carbon negative, generating more electricity than they consume.

Moreover, contributing to groundwater recharge, NCRTC is constructing over 900 rainwater harvesting tanks across the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor, with over 80 per cent of these tanks already completed.

In line with global environmental goals, NCRTC has already planted over 2.5 lakh trees from Delhi to Meerut. Tree planting is also underway at other stations under construction and plants are being placed on the medians under the corridor and also at stations and depots.