Indian Railways will tap solar energy to the tune of 1000 MW in the next five years. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said, his ministry has taken up a mission-oriented plan to save 41 thousand crore rupees on energy bills over the next decade. <br/><br/>He said, Solar panels will be installed on railway buildings to generate 500 MW power and another 500 MW through land based solar fields. Mr Prabhu was addressing a gathering, after commissioning various infrastructure projects on South Central Railway in Hyderabad today. <br/><br/>The Minister said, in addition, Railways have already started production of 26 MW in wind energy and are now working on converting waste to energy and commissioned two such projects.