India's First Removable Solar Panel System Between Railway Lines
Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Source: Bharat Speaks
Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) installed India's first removable solar panel system between active railway tracks on Line No. 19 of the BLW workshop in Varanasi. The installation includes 28 bifacial monocrystalline solar panels spanning 70 metres with a total generation capacity of 15 kWp. The panels are mounted on concrete track sleepers using an indigenously designed method and are removable fo
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Mass Transit, Solar, Rail, Cement
- Location
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Bharat Speaks
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Description | Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) installed India's first removable solar panel system between active railway tracks on Line No. 19 of the BLW workshop in Varanasi. The installation includes 28 bifacial monocrystalline solar panels spanning 70 metres with a total generation capacity of 15 kWp. The panels are mounted on concrete track sleepers using an indigenously designed method and are removable for easy track maintenance without affecting train operations. |
Original sector | Energy |
Location
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
City | Varanasi |
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Source | Bharat Speaks |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Mass Transit, Solar, Rail, Cement |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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