Viral: India’s first solar cycling track opens up in Hyderabad

The solar-roofed cycling track around Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road (ORR) was officially inaugurated on October 1. The 23-km long track, featuring three lanes and generating 16 MW of solar power is India’s first solar cycling track after South Korea’s solar rooftop. The solar cycling track named Healthway has been started for everyone from October 2.

What’s special about the solar track?

The solar cycling track consists of two lines: the pink line, covering 8.5 km from Nanakramguda to Telangana State Police Academy (TSPA), and the blue line, stretching 14.5 km from Narsinghi hub to Kollur.
Healthway features three dedicated lanes on both sides of the track which ensures complete safety for the cyclists.
Apart from this, one remarkable feature that sets the Hyderabad track apart is the installation of an impressive 16,000 solar panels on its roof. These solar roof panels have the potential to generate an impressive 16 megawatts of electricity, equivalent to powering 32,000 streetlights or illuminating 800 kilometers of city streets.

More on solar cycling track

The design of the panels was customised in collaboration with experts from the IIT, Hyderabad, and Osmania University’s College of Engineering. This solar cycle will have strategically located access points along the track, allowing entry from Narsingi, Kollur, TSPA, Vattinagulapalli, and Nanakramguda.