India plans to fully electrify rail network in the next 4/5 years
India plans to fully electrify rail network in the next 4/5 years
Published: 12:03 pm Feb 06, 2020
NEW DELHI: India hopes to electrify its entire railway track in the next 4-5 years, railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, as part of the network’s efforts to cut its carbon footprint. Goyal said currently 55% of the railway network uses electricity while the remainder is on diesel. He said solar power generation capacity of 20 GW will be installed by 2030 for railways.