GENERAL SERVICES (As on 31.10.22)
VISION
The vision of GENERAL SERVICES is to provide safe, reliable, sustainable and efficient Electric Power supply for all Railway installations along with provision of passenger and staff amenities over south Central Railway.
ABOUT US
This wing of Electrical department deals with maintenance of uninterrupted power supply to all electrical installations.
General : Organization
DIVISIONS
1. SECUNDERABAD DIVISION
Secunderabad Division has 160 Nos of electrified stations with connected load of 44848KW to cater the needs of passenger’s and fright traffic requirements.
https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?id=0,1,291,357,810,949
2. HYDERABAD DIVISION
Hyderabad Division has 96 Nos of electrified stations with connected load of 34609KW to cater the needs of passenger’s and fright traffic requirements.
https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,355,1000
3. VIJAYAWADA DIVISION
Vijayawada Division has 152 Nos of electrified stations with connected load of 34889KW to cater the needs of passenger’s and fright traffic requirements.
https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,291,358,1061,2560
4. GUNTAKAL DIVISION
Guntakal Division has 155 Nos of electrified stations with connected load of 37759 KW to cater the needs of passenger’s and fright traffic requirements.
https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,353,1280,1350,1440
5. GUNTUR DIVISION
Guntur Division has 76 Nos of electrified stations with connected load of 7119 KW to cater the needs of passenger’s and fright traffic requirements.
https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,354,1040,2445
6. NANDED DIVISION
Nanded Division has 90 Nos of electrified stations with connected load of 8898KW to cater the needs of passenger’s and fright traffic requirements.
https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,356,1114
WORKSHOPS
7. Carriage Repair Shop, Lalaguda (LGDS)
Carriage repair shops at Lalaguda with connected load 15552 KW is caters the requirements of repairs of carriages.
https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,516,655,1576
8. Wagon Workshop, Guntupalli (WWS/GTPL)
Wagon Workshop at Guntupalli with connected load 14044 KW is caters the requirements of repairs of carriages.
https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,516,656
9. Carriage Repair Shop, Tirupathi (CRS/TPTY)
Carriage repair shops at Tirupathi with connected load 6890.14KW is caters the requirements of repairs of carriages.
https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,516,657
Activities:
·Power supply arrangements to Railway installations i.e. Stations, Service buildings, quarters, Workshops, loco sheds and LC gates etc.
·Maintenance and operation of electrical installations such as Substations, D.G. sets, Lifts, Escalators, pumps, AC plants, Water coolers, high masts, solar power plants etc.
·Monitoring of energy conservation measures and implementation of new emerging technologies in energy conservation towards contributing ambitious renewable energy targets set by the nation.
Achievements:
Various measures are being undertaken for effective energy conservation with emerging technologies. They include the use of energy efficient lamps, provision of LED fittings, provision of BLDC fans, Inverter type ACs, VVVF drives, segregation of essential & non-essential loads at stations, automation of pumps, star rated equipment's, electrification of Railway stations and gate lodges using non-conventional sources of energy, solar water heaters at Running rooms/Hospitals/Rest houses, Natural day light pipe systems at service buildings/workshops etc.
GENERAL SERVICES (POWER) DETAILS OF ASSETS (as on March 2022)
| Description | SC | HYB | BZA | GTL | GNT | NED | LGDS | RYPS | TPYS | Total |
| No. of Stations Electrified | 160 | 96 | 152 | 155 | 76 | 90 | - | - | - | 729 |
| No. of Stations Water Coolers served | 53 | 26 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 20 | - | - | - | 186 |
| No. of Water Coolers at stations | 118 | 47 | 159 | 60 | 34 | 44 | - | - | - | 462 |
| No. of electrical pumps | 420 | 545 | 409 | 340 | 138 | 168 | 27 | 49 | 20 | 2116 |
| No. of DG sets | 85 | 48 | 185 | 77 | 25 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 470 |
| Capacity in kVA | 6298 | 6632 | 6252 | 6595.8 | 1090.5 | 2070 | 1490 | 2040 | 1125 | 33593.24 |
| No. of DG sets at important stations | 34 | 8 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 25 | - | - | - | 136 |
| No. of stations where HT supply is available | 24 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | 82 |
| No. of HT supply points | 33 | 15 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 154 |
| No. of HT sub-stations | 46 | 48 | 43 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 224 |
| No. of transformers | 94 | 98 | 86 | 79 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 444 |
| kVA of transformers | 31530 | 57340 | 27050 | 19785 | 5300 | 7000 | 11250 | 11500 | 6100 | 176855 |
| Connected load in KW | 42095 | 33942 | 34371 | 34692 | 6652.1 | 8632 | 17134 | 14044 | 7436.65 | 198998.8 |
| No. of motors | 420 | 545 | 545 | 304 | 138 | 168 | 1159 | 558 | 273 | 4110 |
| HP of motors | 2461 | 3948 | 3765 | 3874 | 476.5 | 722.5 | 13955 | 7135.9 | 7500 | 43837.9 |
| No. of Lights | 67661 | 56539 | 67859 | 137217 | 15190 | 24345 | 4596 | 5649 | 5173 | 384229 |
| No. of Fans | 21226 | 20754 | 18627 | 34096 | 4841 | 12137 | 2334 | 2450 | 1709 | 118174 |
| No. of Plugs | 13337 | 22592 | 16904 | 33438 | 8975 | 9519 | 4506 | 4515 | 3415 | 117201 |
| No. of AC units | 842 | 1649 | 831 | 795 | 280 | 250 | 83 | 69 | 66 | 4865 |
| No. of AC units at waiting halls/retiring rooms | 75 | 19 | 51 | 78 | 26 | 17 | - | - | - | 266 |
| No. of Lifts at stations | 35 | 15 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | 123 |
| No. of Escalators at Stations | 21 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | 66 |
| Dept Rooftop Solar Plants at stations (No. of stations) | 37 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 13 | - | - | - | 145 | |
| Capacity in kWp | 1025.8 | 63.11 | 337 | 195.5 | 91.75 | 174 | - | - | - | 1887.13 | |
| Dept Solar Plants at service buildings (No. of Locations) | 14 | 10 | 7 | - | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 54 | |
| Capacity in kWp | 214.5 | 313.9 | 156 | - | 51.26 | 14.6 | 56.7 | 74 | 50 | 930.96 | |
| PPP Solar Plants at stations (No. of stations) | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Capacity in kWp | 670 | 500 | 150 | 250 | 185 | 230 | - | - | - | 1985 | |
| PPP Solar Plants at service buildings (No. of Locations) | - | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 6 | 38 | |
| Capacity in kWp | - | 1160 | 0 | 610 | 40 | 230 | 580 | - | 540 | 3160 | |
| No of solar pumps with solar panels | 80 | 15 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 174 | |
| capacity in KWp | 321 | 38.61 | 110.4 | 71 | 25 | 49 | 1 | - | - | 616.01 | |
| No. of solar UPS at PRS/UTS | 25 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 56 | - | - | - | 131 | |
| No. of non-solar UPS at PRS/UTS | 160 | 76 | 176 | 121 | 32 | 46 | - | - | - | 611 | |
| Hybrid (solar+wind) plants (No. of Locations) | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| Capacity in kWp | 0 | 1.5 | - | 10 | - | - | 5.5 | - | - | 17 | |
| No. of solar street lights | 22 | 213 | 104 | 284 | 20 | 212 | 22 | 61 | 70 | 1008 | |
| No. of natural day light pipes/domes | 17 | 165 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 335 | |
| No. of solar water heaters | 55 | 68 | 65 | 52 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 292 | |
| Capacity in LPD | 31200 | 39775 | 63600 | 25300 | 11600 | 13500 | 2000 | 500 | 1800 | 189275 | |
Energy Conservation Week - 2021
National Energy Conservation Week is celebrated every year from 14thto 21stDecember as per the guidelines of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Ministry of Power, Government of India, to create awareness and promote Energy conservation at all work places and establishments. To commemorate National Energy Conservation Week, a webinar has been conducted on 17.12.2021 and attended by all PHODs/HODs/ Officers of HQ and Officers of all Divisions, Workshops, Field Units etc.
