Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 118903

Railways: Solar Power

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

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

Keir Mather

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 ...

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