NCRTC has implemented an innovative ‘Solar on Track’ project at the Namo Bharat Depot in Duhai, where solar panels have been installed on the tracks. This is a first-of-its-kind initiative in any RRTS or metro system in India.
The pilot installation has been executed on the Pit Wheel Track at the Namo Bharat Depot in Duhai, featuring 28 solar panels of 550 Wp each, with a total plant capacity of 15.4 kWp spread over 70 meters of track length. This initiative is expected to generate about 17,500 kWh of energy annually, resulting in an estimated reduction of 16 tonnes of CO₂ emissions every year.
National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)—a joint venture company of the Govt. of India and the states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and U.P., under the administrative control of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs—is mandated for implementing the Namo Bharat project across the NCR of India, ensuring a balanced and sustainable urban development through better connectivity and access.
The idea of an integrated commuter railway network to connect the National Capital Region and Delhi was mooted way back in 1998-99 in an Indian Railways commissioned study. The study had identified the possibility of a Namo Bharat network that would provide such connectivity using fast commuter trains. The proposal was re-examined in 2006 in light of the extension of the Delhi Metro to some of the NCR towns. The idea was subsequently taken up and owned by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) while developing its “Functional Plan on Transport for NCR-2032.”
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