Sombat Kitjalaksana, managing director of BEM, added that by using solar energy to power the MRT trains, the company expects to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by an equivalent of 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
“The collaboration with CKP will also help us achieve the goal of carbon neutrality by 2065, as well as reduce our electricity cost,” he added.
Sombat said that BEM has prepared a space of 106,000 square metres in six locations to install solar panels to generate electricity. These include the rooftops of train maintenance depots, parking buildings, and BEM’s office buildings.
“This project will serve as a stepping stone for future cooperation between the two companies under a plan to find sustainable power sources to feed the ever-expanding transit system,” he added.
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