Railways: Solar Power
Commons · Question 118903 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the potential merits of installing solar photovoltaic generation directly on railway infrastructure to provide lower cost electricity for the rail network and to reduc
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 16 Mar 2026
The government has established Great British Energy and is committed to significantly increasing the amount of renewable energy generation in the UK by 2030.Network Rail purchases electricity for the railway and is committed to transitioning to renewable ...