IR planning to install solar plants with a total capacity of 500 MW by 2021-22

IR is planning to install solar plants with a total capacity of 500 MW by 2021-22. Of the targeted capacity, around 95.67 MW capacity has already been put up on various railway buildings, including 835 railway stations, while 248.46 MW of capacity is at various stages of execution. In terms of zone-wise installation, South Western Railway leads with 132 stations provided with solar panels, followed by East Central Railway and North Western Railway with 105 and 104 stations respectively.