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Delhi Metro Energy Optimization

AI powered Battery Energy Storage solution for DMRC, leveraging Digital Twin technology and Battery AI to unlock energy savings, regenerative braking capture, and AI-optimized peak shaving across one of the world's largest metro systems.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Delhi, India
Metro TransitDigital TwinEnergy OptimizationPredictive Intelligence
390+ km
Network
285+
Stations
6M+
Daily Riders
Digital Twin
Technology
Delhi Metro Energy Optimization
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Overview

Project Background

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), one of the world's largest metro systems carrying over 6 million passengers daily, engaged Ingro Energy to deploy an AI powered Battery Energy Storage solution for optimizing energy consumption across its operations. The project leverages Ingro's Digital Twin technology and Battery AI to unlock energy savings, improve power quality, and enable regenerative braking energy capture, turning metro infrastructure into an intelligent, self-optimizing energy asset.

The Challenge

What the Client Faced

1

Massive energy consumption, traction power for hundreds of daily train services across 390+ km and 285+ stations

2

Regenerative braking waste, significant electrical energy dissipated as heat in braking resistors rather than captured and reused

3

Demand charge burden, sharp load peaks during rush hours drive up maximum demand charges

4

Power quality on traction feeders, rapid load swings create voltage fluctuations and harmonic distortion

5

No unified energy visibility, consumption data siloed across substations, traction systems, and station loads

The Ingro Solution

What We Delivered

Digital Twin Modeling: Comprehensive digital replica of DMRC's electrical infrastructure, modeling substations, train schedules, and energy flows

Regenerative Braking Capture: BESS integration to absorb braking energy from decelerating trains for reuse during acceleration events

AI-Optimized Dispatch: Battery AI analyzes train schedules and real-time data to pre-position battery state-of-charge for optimal capture and release

Peak Demand Management: Automated peak shaving that anticipates rush-hour spikes to flatten the demand curve

Unified Energy Dashboard: Single cloud-based monitoring platform across all energy assets, substations, BESS, station loads, and traction feeders

Results & Impact

Key Outcomes

Energy VisibilityUnified digital twin across entire metro network
Regenerative CaptureBraking energy recovered instead of wasted
Demand ChargesReduced through AI-optimized peak shaving
Power QualityImproved voltage stability on traction feeders
Decision MakingData-driven optimization from single dashboard
Technology

Technology Stack

Ingro Cloud EMS + Battery AIDigital Twin (electrical network modeling)Real-time SCADA integrationML-based demand forecastingRegenerative braking energy management
Client

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Metro Transit, Delhi, India

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