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Railway Ministry inaugrated Mission Electrification on 3 November
Minister of Railways R. Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated International Conference on Decarbonisation of Indian Railways-Mission Electrification
Railway Ministry headed by Minister of Railways MR. Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated International Conference on Decarbonisation of Indian Railways-Mission Electrification.
This conference was joined by Chairman of Railway Board, members and other senior officials.
Mission electrification aims at reducing dependence on diesel
In the conference, Indian Railways projected their 5 years plans to attract investment.
Different aspects relating to policy, technological modernization, mechanization, innovation and financing models for railway electrification and de-carbonisation were taken in consideration.
This conference aims at bringing stakeholders to exchange ideas and thoughtful ideas of technological solutions and promote finances.
The Railway Ministry aims to target setting up total installations with capacity of 1000 MW by 2020.
The Ministry has also planned for improving efficiency and bringing cost economies in freight and passenger operations.
The Ministry will also focus on Carbon Foot prints as a renewable and sustainable source of energy.