The Ministry of Railways has won the top PM Surya Ghar Excellence Award for putting rooftop solar on more buildings than any other central ministry or department.
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan presented the award on 5 November at the Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Railways ranked first in the category "Maximum Buildings Solarized by Central Ministries/Departments" under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
What Railways has done
The ministry has identified 15,868 feasible railway buildings across the country for rooftop solar. So far, 12,495 of them, or 79 per cent, have solar systems. It has commissioned 351 MW of rooftop capacity against a target of 424 MW.
The national picture
Across 77 central ministries and departments, 39,135 buildings have been identified for solarisation. Of these, 25,984 buildings, or 66 per cent, have been solarised so far. The ministry said Railways has contributed a significant share of that total.
What happens next
The ministry said it remains committed to solarising all remaining feasible buildings by March 2027.
Source: official release by the Ministry of Railways, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (05 NOV 2026 2:30PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Vice President of India Honours the Ministry of Railways with the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Award.
How we verified this
VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2333012) issued by the Ministry of Railways on 05 NOV 2026 2:30PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.Vice President of India Honours the Ministry of Railways with the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Award — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
