A train leaving the Amsterdam Central Station. Image: NS
Dutch utility company Eneco has been selected by railway companies NS and ProRail to power train stations, rail traffic control centres, offices, maintenance workshops and buildings with clean energy.
The five-year contract will see Eneco providing up to 225GW of green electricity to help NS and ProRail to decarbonise their operations and reduce carbon footprints.
The energy Eneco will provide as part of the contract is equivalent to the electricity required by between 65,000 and 70,000 households. The supply started on 1 January 2022.
Anneke de Vries, a member of the board of NS,…