Indian Railways received an order for 25 more energy efficient retrofit electrical locomotives from the public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
The achievement is significant before Environment Day is being celebrated all over the world.
A major technological leap achieved by the BHEL whereby the kinetic energy of the train while in braking mode, is re-converted into electrical energy.
It is a set back into the electric grid of the railways.
This energy was being wasted in locomotives in the form of heat.
BHEL worked with Indian Railways and supplied 20 electric locomotives last year and 10 more locomotives are being supplied this year.
About Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Headquarters: New Delhi
CEO: Atul Sobti
Founder: Government of India
Subsidiaries: NTPC BHEL Power Projects Private Limited
About Indian Railways
Headquarters: New Delhi
Number of employees: 13,08,000
Revenue: 1.87 lakh crores INR
Subsidiaries: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
