Indian Railways has been presented with 11 awards for energy conservation at the 11 National Energy Conservation Awards 2012.
The awards were presented by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee and represented the most won by any Indian industry.
Indian Railways has taken steps to reduce energy consumption within the organisation, in particular setting up the Electrical Energy Management (EEM) Directorate to highlight relevant policies for implementation by zonal Railways.
Indian Railways also declared 2011-12 as the Year of Green Energy and raised awareness for green energy initiatives, use of non-conventional energy resources and other energy conservation measures.
These efforts have resulted in a reduction of 1.03 per cent of electricity consumption for non-traction application despite about five per cent increase in connected load.
Chairman of the Railway Board, Vinay Mittal, Member Electrical, Kul Bhushan and other Railway officials were present at the event.
