A unit of 3KW solar power generation system has been inaugurated on 24 August 2020 at newly constructed green building in MEMU shed/Asansol by S S Gehlot, Additional General Manager, Eastern Railway in presence of Sumit Sarkar, Divisional Railway Manager, Asansol and other branch officers and staff of Asansol Division.
The basic objective of this solar power generation system to meet the electricity supply of the green building of the MEMU shed. This project will save approximately 23 kWh per day i.e. 8395 kWh (kilowatt-hour) per year. The system is capable to cater to the total energy consumption of the building approximately saving ₹67,000 per year.
The total cost of a solar power generation system is ₹4,05,650/-. The total amount for the system will be reimbursed with the cost of energy-saving approximately in six years.