Sabarmati station of Bullet train project to have rooftop panels forming ‘Charkha’

Sabarmati: Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail project is going solar with ‘Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Projects’ planned for various stations. The Sabarmati junction will be the first to be developed as solar.

It is proposed that the solar panels will be set-up on the roof of the station with a ‘Charkha’ symbol. The solar panels will be also set-up on the sides of the building of the station with the symbol of the salt march initiated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930. A plant of 700 kWp is planned connected to the grid. The National High-Speed Rail Corporation has invited tenders for the solar project at Sabarmati junction. The project will be awarded under the RESCO model for 25 years, said NHRCL.