Pakistan Railways (PR) will switch all field formations — stations, offices, workshops, and factories — to solar electricity to optimize its finances.
The department wants to switch 99 formations, including major railway stations, nine divisional headquarters, and other vital offices, to solar power in the first phase.
This strategy is expected to save Rs. 1.8 billion in the first phase. More stations, offices, and other facilities will be added in subsequent phases. During a department meeting, the PR Chairman, Mazhar Ali Shah, stated:
We will shift the railway network to solar power on a priority basis, as we have appointed Nespak as our consultant in this regard. Shifting to solar in Phase 1, we will save Rs. 1.8 billion.
The PR chairman said the government has chosen 99 facilities for solarization with a capacity of 33.326 megawatts in the first phase.
He stressed the project’s timely completion, adding that the PR and Nespak have also appointed dedicated focal persons to ensure a seamless transition.
The first need of Railway is ML-1 Upgradation…When this done, there will be revenue of multi billions.
Why don’t just privatise it? Railway already burden even on those who never travel on it. And decades of poor performance is enough. Same happens with the solar project.