MahaMetro Rail Corporation recently signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Delhi-based Ampin Energy Transition, a company engaged in renewable energy business. Ampin will be setting up a 6 MWp solar power plant at the premises of Nagpur Metro. The power generated through solar panels set up at metro stations and depots will be supplied to the corporation at INR 4.15 a unit, said a MahaMetro spokesperson.
“The solar panels will have to be set up at the stations and depots within a period of one and a half years under the first phase of the metro rail route,” the official said.
The press release posted at Ampin’s website says the PPA stands for a period of 25 years. This will be the company’s third solar power project with a metro rail and the first in the state. The 6 MW capacity will be set up in two phases of 2.5 MWp and 3.5 MWp each.
The project is expected to result in savings upto INR 41% per unit. In terms of environmental impact, the carbon offset achieved by the initiative would be around 7000MT of CO2 annually, says the press release.
