Eco-friendly move by Indian Railways: Check progress made on solar powered railway stations

Solar Power in Indian Railways: In a bid to meet its energy requirements with solar powered railways stations and transform the Indian Railways network into a Green network, the national transporter is taking various steps. In Budget 2017-18, the Modi government had announced to feed about 7,000 railway stations across the country, with solar power in the medium term. The government, in the budget, had stated that works will be taken up for 2,000 railway stations as part of its 1000 Mega Watt solar mission. Recently, the Finance Ministry shared the delivery status and progress made on solar powered railway stations, which are as follows:

Solar Rooftop Capacity

As on 31 October 2021, 121.47 Mega Watt (MW) solar rooftop capacity has been installed at 1094 railway stations across the country including major railway stations such as Varanasi, New Delhi, Old Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Guwahati, Katra, Secunderabad, Howrah stations, etc.