Dholera Solar Park is a planned, large scale solar project in

Dholera Special Investment Region Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) is a Greenfield project, Greenfield industrial planned city in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district, around 100 kilometers to the south-west. A legal framework known as the Special Investment Region Act 2009 was m ...

(DSIR),

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

. It is categorised as an Ultra Mega Solar Power Project, by the

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is a ministry of the Government of India, headed by current Union Cabinet Minister Raj Kumar Singh, that is mainly responsible for research and development, intellectual property protection, and ...

of the

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; the capacity will be 5 GW by 2030.

History

Background

The Government of India has a target of increasing power generated from renewable energy sources to 175 GW by 2022. The

National Solar Mission The National Solar Mission is an initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to promote solar power. The mission is one of the several policies of the National Action Plan on Climate Change. The program was inaugurated as the J ...

(NSM) has a target of achieving 100GW of grid-connected power generation from solar energy by 2022. India originally had a target of 20GW by 2022; this target was achieved with four years to go. Following this the Narendra Modi government increased the target to 100GW. The Chief Minister of Gujarat approved the Dholera Solar Park in April 2018.

Auctions

Auctions have been held in 2020. An excess response of 600 MW was seen. The discovered tariff was between and per unit. Five companies were allotted 100-200MW each. However following lower tariffs of per unit during subsequent auctions, the original contracts were cancelled and new tenders were placed. In 2018 and 2019 similar cancellations in Gujarat had taken place. These cancelled contracts in Gujarat have resulted Uttar Pradesh also cancelling bids of a 500 MW solar auction.

References

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