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29-04-2015

Member Electrical, Railway Board Commissions Building Energy Management System & LED Lights

Member Electrical, Railway Board Commissions

Building Energy Management System & LED Lights 

Indian Railways has sanctioned a pilot project for improving energy efficiency by provision of building energy management system and energy efficient LED light fittings at Dadar railway station.  Shri Navin Tandon, Member Electrical, Railway Board commissioned this project funded by GEF-UNDP. 

Building Energy Management System facilitates real time monitoring of electrical energy data and send SMS/email alerts for critical parameters. It also has remote/auto controlling of electrical loads through GPRS communication device and network.  This system can be accessed from any location o­n laptop, mobiles and desktop through internet connectivity. 

350 number of various types of LED light fittings have been provided replacing conventional old light fittings to achieve energy conservation and improved illumination level o­n platforms, booking halls and circulating area at Dadar railway station.  The expected annual savings o­n account of provision of this system and energy efficient LED light fittings at Dadar is approximately Rs.7 lakh per annum.