<![CDATA[India is rolling out trains with solar-powered coaches that’ll save thousands of litres of diesel]]>
India is rolling out trains with solar-powered coaches that’ll save thousands of litres of diesel

“India’s massive diesel-guzzling railway network is getting serious about its experiments with solar.

On July 14, Indian Railways rolled out its first train with rooftop solar panels that power the lights, fans, and information display systems inside passenger coaches. Although the train will still be pulled by a diesel-powered locomotive, a set of 16 solar panels atop each coach will replace the diesel generators that typically power these appliances. The railways estimate that a train with six solar-powered coaches could save around 21,000 litres of diesel every year, worth around Rs12 lakh…”

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