Indian Railways planing to save over Rs 3,000 crore of its energy bill annually

Indian Railways planing to save over Rs 3,000 crore of its energy bill annually

NEW DELHI: Railways, the country's largest energy consumer plan to save Rs 3000 crore of its energy bill every year by procuring electricity directly from power generators of its choice. 
 
Railways is targeting a savings of Rs 3,000 crore per year through the open access of electricity, Railway Board Chairman A K Mital said at the Economic Editors' conference here. 
 
We have got clearances from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand which have given their consent to our proposal of procuring power directly from generators, he said.

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