Jakson Engineers Limited (JEL), on Monday announced the successful commissioning of Solar PV System on six coaches of Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) for North Western Railways, in Jodhpur.
By Belal Khan
After successful completion of trial run, the company will setup another 44 systems of similar capacity.
As per the contract, JEL is supposed to install Solar PV system for 50 coaches of DEMU.
“The electricity generated from the system will be used for energizing lights and fans inside the coaches therefore reducing their dependency on existing supply from the Diesel locomotives along with a manifold reduction of carbon emission and savings of non-renewable energy resources. This is yet another step towards the Company’s commitment to sustainability and contributes towards building the nation, stronger,” said Sundeep Gupta, Vice Chairman and MD of JEL.
Jakson has also taken up another project with the Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuels for installation of the Guard comfort kit over the 50 BVZI Wagons for the Northern railways at their Amritsar workshop, of which the Solar PV system for 6 BVZI wagons has been installed successfully and is expected to commence its trial run by month end, supporting the sprinting leap to the diversified and innovative footprint of Jakson Solar.
