About 157 new energy efficient trains are going to be added by Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), soon. The World Bank is reported to help MRVC get the energy savings considered for the carbon credits. The World Bank is incidentally one of the main financiers of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP). The current annual consumption of electricity by fleet of 204 trains 55 crore units . The energy efficient technologies are inspiring to note. Souce: timesofindia. indiatimes.com. The news is here.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai_to_get_eco-friendly_trains/articleshow/2162699.cms
Posted by: reddees | June 30, 2007
Mumbai, India to get energy-efficient and eco-friendly Trains
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