Solar power in
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 ...
, a state of India, is a fast developing industry given that the large state is mostly arid. It was one of the first states to develop
solar generation capacity in India.
As of 31 March 2022, total installed solar power generation capacity of the state was 7,180 MW.
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State solar policy
As of 30th of June 2022, Gujarat has an installed capacity of 19,414 MW of renewable energy, and includes 9419.42 MW of wind power, 7806.80 MW of solar power, 1990 MW of large hydro power, 109.26 MW of bio power and 89.39 MW from small hydro power.
Under the Scheme for Development of solar parks and Ultra-mega Solar Power Projects is underway with a target of setting up to 40,000 MW of Solar capacity.
In addition to the existing solar power policy, the state has also come out with a solar-wind hybrid policy, looking to establish four-five such parks with at least 2000 MW capacity.
Total installed solar power generation capacity of the state increased from 4,431 MW in March 2021 to 7,180 MW in March 2022.
Rooftop solar
As of 30 June 2021, Gujarat has a total installed rooftop solar capacity of 1.27 GW with more than 2 lakh homes with installations. Gujarat is a top performing state in India in respect to rooftop solar.
Location of Solar parks
Solar Power Generation Report Statewide
Source: SLDC Gujarat
2011 Generation detail
2012 Generation detail
2013 Generation detail
2014 Generation detail
2015 Generation detail
2016 Generation detail
Project list
Source: GEDA
Gujarat Solar Park-1
Gujarat solar park 1
Gujarat Solar Park-1 (also called Charanka Solar Park) is a solar power plant near Charanka village in Patan district of Gujarat, India. It is spread over an area of 2,000 hectares(4,900 acres). It has installed generation capacity of about 60 ...
, also called Charanka Solar Park, is being built on a plot of land near Charanka village in
Patan district, northern Gujarat. So far, the park has witnessed investments of Rs 5,365 crore and generated 3,441 million units till date.
Installed generation capacity is at about 615 MW at present, having been commissioned by 31 developers in the Solar Park. GACL (Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited) is setting up 30 MW Solar PV plant, and GNFC (Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals) is in the process of setting up 10 MW project.
The Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL), the project's developer, said in April, 2018 that further capacity addition of 150 MW taking the total to 790 MW may be opted for soon given the availability of land in the Park.
Projects of 95MW are under construction and 30MW under planning as of December, 2018.
See also
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Canal Solar Power Project
The Canal Solar Power Project is a solar canal project launched in Gujarat, India, to use the long network of Narmada canals across the state for setting up solar panels to generate electricity. It was the first ever such project in India. ...
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Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park
The Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park is an under construction renewable energy park located near Vighakot village near Kutch district of Gujarat, India. It is expected to generate 30 gigawatt electricity from both solar panels and wind tu ...
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Solar power in India
Solar power in India is a fast developing industry.
The country's solar installed capacity was 61.966 GWAC as of 30 November 2022.
Solar power generation in India ranks fourth globally in 2021.
The Indian Government had an initial tar ...
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Photovoltaic power stations in India
Solar power stations in Gujarat
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