CHENNAI: At a time when Tamil Nadu has effected all possible measures for power conservation, against the backdrop of the severe electricity crisis crippling the State, India’s premier coach manufacturing unit of the railways in Chennai is showing TN how effective conservation can be achieved. The Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) here has succeeded in producing more coaches using less power by implementing various energy conservation measures. The factory has manufactured 1,510 rakes for trains last year (2011-12) using 9,074 units of electricity when compared with 1,250 coaches produced by consuming 12,047 units during the fiscal 2006-07.Interestingly, ICF completely sources its electrical energy requirement from its windmills set up in Tirunelveli, which have generated 10.5 MW of power in the last three years. Besides this, ICF had sold surplus power to TNEB, earning revenue to the tune of `22.61 crore during the above period. Releasing a booklet titled ICF Goes Green, Abhay K Khanna, General Manager, ICF, underlined that the coach manufacturing unit is 100 per cent self sufficient in its power needs, sourced through the windmills.According to a press release, the windmill project is expected to earn additional revenue of about `1 crore annually through sale of carbon credits.
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