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ENERGY SECURITY CHALLENGES AHEAD A Railway’s Perspective. By R.S Grover , Advisor Electrical Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.,New Delhi. SECTORAL CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY. AVERAGE CRUDE OIL PRICES. Year $ Per Barrel 2003-2004 29.1 2004-2005 41.3 2005-2006 61.7 May 2006 71.0.
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ENERGY SECURITYCHALLENGES AHEADA Railway’s Perspective By R.S Grover , Advisor Electrical Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.,New Delhi
AVERAGE CRUDE OIL PRICES • Year $ Per Barrel • 2003-2004 29.1 • 2004-2005 41.3 • 2005-2006 61.7 • May 2006 71.0
DIFFERENT TRANSPORT MODES - ENERGY EFFICIENCIES PASSENGER TRANSPORT
FREIGHT TRANSPORT Source: Report of the National Transport Policy Committee, 1980
DAILY TRANSPORT OUTPUT • 768 millions Trains kms. • 15 million Passengers. • 1.7 million Ton Freight loading. • 8900 Passenger Trains run. • 5900 Freight Trains run.
RAILWAYS AS A CONSUMER OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY • SINGLE LARGEST CONSUMER • ENERGY CONSUMPTION12.8 Billion Us • TRACTION10.4 Billion Us • NON TRACTION2.4 Billion Us • TOTAL POWER REQUIREMENT2000 MW • % OF INDIA CONSUMPTIONAbout 2.5% • NO OF UTILITIESABOUT 30 • LOAD CENTERS (TRACTION SUB STATIONS) 350 • AVERAGE UNIT RATE • TRACTIONRS 4.22 • NON TRACTION RS 4.12 • AVERAGE UNIT RATE OF NTPC TO STATESRS 1.47
ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRIC TRACTION • Cost effective • Energy efficient • Environmental Friendly • Safer • Fast • Pollution free • Meeting ever growing demand for • Heavy freight haulage • High speed passenger travel • Inter city & Mass suburban transportation