Solar power in Gujarat

Solar Power in Gujarat
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CountryIndia
LocationGujarat
Coordinates23°54′11″N 71°12′06″E / 23.903056°N 71.201667°E / 23.903056; 71.201667
StatusOperational
Power generation
Nameplate capacity7180 MW
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Solar power in Gujarat, 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 June 2024, total installed solar power generation capacity of the state was 14,182 MW.[1]

State solar policy

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As of 30 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.[2]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Total installed solar power generation capacity of the state increased from 4,431 MW in March 2021[4] to 7,180 MW in March 2022.[5]

Rooftop solar

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Total rooftop solar power installation capacity of state is 3455.90 MW, as of April 2024.[6] Gujarat is a top performing state in India in respect to rooftop solar.[7]

Location of Solar parks

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Solar power plants across the state[8][9]
Location District Site co-ordinates Nominal Power (MWp) Production
(Annual GW·h) 		Developer Notes
Rajuvadia Narmada R8FQ+34, Rajuvadia, Gujarat 393120 16 - Bhaarat spinning mills solar park
Bhersam Bharuch 21°46′12.5″N 72°50′26.0″E / 21.770139°N 72.840556°E / 21.770139; 72.840556 6 - KPI Green Energy
Khavda Kachchh 24°02′15.1″N 69°32′28.6″E / 24.037528°N 69.541278°E / 24.037528; 69.541278 240 - KPI Green Energy
Ora Bharuch 21°51′23.2″N 72°53′18.1″E / 21.856444°N 72.888361°E / 21.856444; 72.888361 30 - KPI Green Energy
Ochhan Bharuch 21°59′14.7″N 73°02′00.5″E / 21.987417°N 73.033472°E / 21.987417; 73.033472 17 - KPI Green Energy
Sarod Bharuch 22°09′49.7″N 72°44′39.0″E / 22.163806°N 72.744167°E / 22.163806; 72.744167 16 - KPI Green Energy
Samoj Bharuch 22°09′06.8″N 72°43′41.4″E / 22.151889°N 72.728167°E / 22.151889; 72.728167 56 - KPI Green Energy
Shahpura Bharuch 21°52′28.2″N 73°06′32.0″E / 21.874500°N 73.108889°E / 21.874500; 73.108889 19.8 - KPI Green Energy
Bhensali Bharuch 21°43′13.6″N 72°44′46.9″E / 21.720444°N 72.746361°E / 21.720444; 72.746361 5.2 - KPI Green Energy
Jhanor Bharuch 21°50′8.8″N 73°07′01.6″E / 21.835778°N 73.117111°E / 21.835778; 73.117111 2.7 - KPI Green Energy
Tanchha Bharuch 21°53′50.9″N 72°54′11.3″E / 21.897472°N 72.903139°E / 21.897472; 72.903139 17 - KPI Green Energy
Vagra Bharuch 21°50′16.3″N 72°50′34.7″E / 21.837861°N 72.842972°E / 21.837861; 72.842972 10.5 - KPI Green Energy
Muler Bharuch 21°52′23.5″N 72°40′49.5″E / 21.873194°N 72.680417°E / 21.873194; 72.680417 9.9 - KPI Green Energy
Kurchan Bharuch 21°54′23.8″N 72°57′53.0″E / 21.906611°N 72.964722°E / 21.906611; 72.964722 18 - KPI Green Energy
Vedcha Bharuch 22°00′32.7″N 72°56′32.2″E / 22.009083°N 72.942278°E / 22.009083; 72.942278 21.5 - KPI Green Energy
Sudi Bharuch 21°53′30″N 72°53′55″E / 21.89167°N 72.89861°E / 21.89167; 72.89861 100 - KPI Green Energy
Jafrabad Amreli 20°52′34″N 71°16′57″E / 20.87611°N 71.28250°E / 20.87611; 71.28250 (Jafrabad Solar Park) 5 8.322 Sunkon Energy [10]
Wadgam Anand 22°19′12″N 72°25′48″E / 22.32000°N 72.43000°E / 22.32000; 72.43000 (Wadgam Solar Park) 15 25.846 Acme Tele Power
Isanpur Anand 22°28′51″N 72°31′25″E / 22.48083°N 72.52361°E / 22.48083; 72.52361 (Isanpur Solar Park) 1 1.533 Harsha Engineers
Gunthawada[11][12][13][14] Banaskantha 23°55′07″N 71°56′28″E / 23.91861°N 71.94111°E / 23.91861; 71.94111 (Precious Solar Park)[15] 15.2 26.28 Precious (Moser Baer) Commissioned 11 October 2011
Gunthawada[11][12][13][14] Banaskantha 23°54′40″N 71°55′52″E / 23.91111°N 71.93111°E / 23.91111; 71.93111 (Solitaire Solar Park)[15] 15 25.9 Solitaire (Moser Baer) Commissioned 11 October 2011, with Precious cost Rs 465 crore, area 305 acre, 236,000 Thin Film modules[16]
Dhanera Banaskantha 24°31′27″N 72°12′12″E / 24.52417°N 72.20333°E / 24.52417; 72.20333 (Dhanera Solar Park) 25 45.377 Sand Land Real Estate
Bharuch 1 MBH Power
Gandhinagar 1 GSEC-TPS
Gandhinagar 1 PDPU-GPCL-GEDA 250 kW from Thin-Film, 750 kW from Poly-crystalline solar cells.
Mithapur Jamnagar 22°36′N 72°07′E / 22.600°N 72.117°E / 22.600; 72.117 (Mithapur Solar Power Plant) 25.0 Tata Power Commissioned 25 January 2012
Shiloj Junagadh 22°49′09″N 71°00′32″E / 22.81917°N 71.00889°E / 22.81917; 71.00889 (Mithapur Solar Power Plant)[17] 10 19.585 Mono Steel Solar Output decreases 0.7%/year from 20 GWh
Bitta[18] Kutch 23°15′46″N 69°01′27″E / 23.26278°N 69.02417°E / 23.26278; 69.02417 (Bitta Solar Park)[19] 40.0 66.576 Adani Power Completed January 2012 using 400,000 modules.[20] Completed in 150 days at a cost of Rs 400 crore.[21] (6760 million INR) 100 MW planned
Shivlakha Kutch 5 Backbone
Bhuj Kutch 1 Essar Power
Panandhro Kutch 5 GMDC
Pratapgarh Kutch 23°21′59″N 70°44′41″E / 23.36639°N 70.74472°E / 23.36639; 70.74472 (Pratapgarh Solar Park)[22] 9 13.451 Integrated Coal Mining (ICML) 0.5 MW Amorphous Si, 0.5 MW CdTe, 8 MW Crystalline Si
Shivlakha Kutch 23°21′54″N 70°37′26″E / 23.36500°N 70.62389°E / 23.36500; 70.62389 (Konark Solar Park)[23] 5 8.87 Konark Gujarat Vikram Solar
Shivlakha Kutch 23°19′28″N 70°24′01″E / 23.32444°N 70.40028°E / 23.32444; 70.40028 (Shivlakha Solar Park)[24] 20 30.835 Solar Semiconductor
Karmaria Kutch 23°12′34″N 70°13′56″E / 23.20944°N 70.23222°E / 23.20944; 70.23222 (Karmaria Solar Park)[25] 15.401 21.108 Sun Borne Solar World SW-230, cost 2102 million Rs, output is derated 1%/year
Khirsara Kutch 23°21′32″N 70°03′14″E / 23.35889°N 70.05389°E / 23.35889; 70.05389 (Khirsara Solar Park)[26] 5 8.147 Unity Power SF-145-L 145Wp Copper Indium Selenide
Khirsara Kutch 23°21′37″N 70°03′15″E / 23.36028°N 70.05417°E / 23.36028; 70.05417 (Welspun Solar Park) 15 Welspun Urja Gujarat
Narmada Canal - Chandrasan Mehsana 1 GSEC-Canal
Charanka Patan 213.9 Consists of 31 projects Commissioned 19 April 2012
Patan 5 Jaihind Projects
Bhadrada Patan 23°40′57″N 71°46′30″E / 23.68250°N 71.77500°E / 23.68250; 71.77500 (Bhadrada Solar Park) 5.001 7.963 Lanco Solar 21,740 230 Wp Poly Si panels
Chadiyana Patan 23°41′32″N 71°34′01″E / 23.69222°N 71.56694°E / 23.69222; 71.56694 (Chadiyana Solar Park) 15 23.955 Lanco Solar 5 MW from 20,647 230W Poly Silicon and 2,464 102W thin film; 10 MW from multi crystalline Si 230W and 235W panels[27]
Dahisar Patan 20 PLG Photovoltaic
Hilabeli Porbandar 21°57′24″N 71°19′44″E / 21.95667°N 71.32889°E / 21.95667; 71.32889 (Hilabeli Solar Park) 10 17 GHI Energy fixed tilt mounted at 20° angle[28]
Kerala & Bapodar Porbandar 21°37′39″N 69°49′57″E / 21.62750°N 69.83250°E / 21.62750; 69.83250 (Kerala & Bapodar Solar Park)[29] 20 35.425 Hiraco Renewable Energy
Bapodar Porbandar 21°37′39″N 69°49′57″E / 21.62750°N 69.83250°E / 21.62750; 69.83250 (Bapodar Solar Park) 15 27.265 Moser Baer 125,100 80W First Solar and 13,490 370W MBSL panels, 18 880 kW Sunny Central SMA-800 inverters
Dhank Rajkot 21°46′17″N 70°05′04″E / 21.77139°N 70.08444°E / 21.77139; 70.08444 (APCA Power Solar Park) 5 8.699 APCA Power
Dhank Rajkot 21°46′35″N 70°04′47″E / 21.77639°N 70.07972°E / 21.77639; 70.07972 (Aravali Solar Park)[30] 5 8.02 Aravali Infrapower
Dhank Rajkot 21°43′56″N 70°06′07″E / 21.73222°N 70.10194°E / 21.73222; 70.10194 (Dhank Solar Park)[31] 10 17.678 CBC Solar
Dhank Rajkot 21°43′56″N 70°06′07″E / 21.73222°N 70.10194°E / 21.73222; 70.10194 (Ganeshvani Solar Park)[32] 5 8.839 Ganeshvani Merchandise
Mervadar and Dhank Rajkot 21°43′56″N 70°06′07″E / 21.73222°N 70.10194°E / 21.73222; 70.10194 (Ganges Solar Park) 15 Ganges Entertainment
Mervadar Rajkot 21°44′11″N 70°07′12″E / 21.73639°N 70.12000°E / 21.73639; 70.12000 (Mervadar Solar Park)[33] 10 17.835 GreenInfra[34] Cost Rs 130 crore, First Solar thin film
Bhatkota Sabarkantha 23°33′35″N 73°17′08″E / 23.55972°N 73.28556°E / 23.55972; 73.28556 (Abellon Solar Park) 3 Abellon Cleanenergy Constructed by Waaree Energies Ltd.
Khadoda Sabarkantha 22°52′39″N 72°04′13″E / 22.87750°N 72.07028°E / 22.87750; 72.07028 (Khadoda Solar Park) 10.2 Azure Power (Haryana)
Nani Naroli Surat 21°25′20″N 73°07′30″E / 21.42222°N 73.12500°E / 21.42222; 73.12500 (Nani Naroli Solar Park) 5 7.53 GIPCL
Dhama Surendranagar 23°12′N 71°24′E / 23.200°N 71.400°E / 23.200; 71.400 (Dhama Solar Park) 5 8.537 Azure Power
Fatepur Surendranagar 23°23′57″N 71°38′20″E / 23.39917°N 71.63889°E / 23.39917; 71.63889 (Fatepur Solar Park) 5 8 EMCO output declines 0.7%/year
Fatepur Surendranagar 23°25′05″N 71°37′20″E / 23.41806°N 71.62222°E / 23.41806; 71.62222 (Mi My Solar Park) 15 24.873 Mi My [35]
Dhama Surendranagar 23°24′N 71°42′E / 23.400°N 71.700°E / 23.400; 71.700 (Dhama Solar Park) 5 Environmental System
Sujangadh Surendranagar 22°43′35.77″N 71°25′58.16″E / 22.7266028°N 71.4328222°E / 22.7266028; 71.4328222 (Sujangadh Solar Park) 25 Louroux Bio Energies
Dhama Surendranagar 23°30′N 71°42′E / 23.500°N 71.700°E / 23.500; 71.700 (Dhama Solar Park) 9.27 20.498 Millennium Synergy output declines 0.5%/year
Patdi Surendranagar 23°09′N 71°45′E / 23.150°N 71.750°E / 23.150; 71.750 (Patdi Solar Park) 1 1.815 Rajesh Power Services
Patdi Surendranagar 1 Rasna Marketing Services
Surendranagar 1 Som Shiva
Surel Surendranagar 23°28′12″N 71°35′06″E / 23.47000°N 71.58500°E / 23.47000; 71.58500 (Surel Solar Park) 25 35.41 Visual Percept Solar Projects Commissioned 31 December 2011, cost 138 million INR/MW
Tikar[36] Surendranagar 23°09′N 71°06′E / 23.150°N 71.100°E / 23.150; 71.100 (Tikar Solar Park) 10.22 16.82 Waa Solar (Madhav Power) First Solar Thin Film CdTe Solar Modules, Commissioned December 2011
Total 702.30[37][38][39] 1095 (est)

Solar Power Generation Report Statewide

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Source: SLDC Gujarat[40]

2011 Generation detail

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2012 Generation detail

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2013 Generation detail

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2014 Generation detail

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2015 Generation detail

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2016 Generation detail

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Project list

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Source: GEDA[89]

Gujarat Solar Park-1

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Gujarat solar park 1, also called Charanka Solar Park, is being built on a 2,000-hectare (4,900-acre) 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.[90]

Projects of 95MW are under construction and 30MW under planning as of December 2018.[91]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Gujarat's Total Renewable Energy Installed Capacity stands at 19,415 MW". DeshGujarat. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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  10. ^ Solar power project in Gujarat, India
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  12. ^ a b Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited commissions largest solar power capacity
  13. ^ a b Gunthawada, India
  14. ^ a b 15MWp Solar PV Power Project in Village Gunthavada (Dalpatpura), Taluk Kankarej, District-Banaskantha, Gujarat State, India
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  16. ^ Moser Baer commissions 30-MW solar farm in Gujarat
  17. ^ PDD
  18. ^ Adani Power to invest Rs 3,000 cr in solar power
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  20. ^ Adani Group commissions largest solar power project
  21. ^ Adani commissions Rs 400 cr 40 mw solar unit in Gujarat
  22. ^ PDD
  23. ^ PDD
  24. ^ PDD
  25. ^ PDD
  26. ^ PDD
  27. ^ PDD Chadiyana
  28. ^ GHI PDD
  29. ^ Hiraco PDD
  30. ^ a b PDD
  31. ^ PDD
  32. ^ PDD
  33. ^ PDD
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  39. ^ Installed Capacity
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  42. ^ New Solar Project by Acme Solar Technologies (Gujarat) Pvt. Ltd
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  46. ^ Project Portfolio
  47. ^ Avatar Solar Receives 5 MW Indian Project Contract
  48. ^ Solar Power (shiv Lakhash) by Backbone Enterprises Ltd
  49. ^ Tata Power commissions 25 MW solar project in Gujarat
  50. ^ New Solar Project by Claris Lifesciences Ltd
  51. ^ Proposal for construction
  52. ^ New Solar Power Project by Emco Ltd
  53. ^ New Solar Project by Esp Urja Pvt Ltd
  54. ^ Essar Power commissions 1MW solar photovoltaic plant in Bhuj
  55. ^ New Solar Power Project by Ganges Green Energy Pvt Ltd
  56. ^ New Solar Project by Ghi Energy Pvt. Ltd
  57. ^ a b c Lanco Infra completes 56 MW grid connected solar photovoltaic power plants in Gujarat
  58. ^ Dedication of 5 MW Solar Power Plant to the Nation
  59. ^ GMDC to set up 5MW solar plant
  60. ^ New Solar Project by Hiraco Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd
  61. ^ New Solar Project by India Solar Ray Power Pvt Ltd
  62. ^ New Solar Power Project by Industrial Power Infrastructure Ltd
  63. ^ New Solar Project by Integrated Coal Mining Ltd
  64. ^ Project Overview
  65. ^ New Solar Project by Kemrock Renewable Energy Ltd
  66. ^ New Solar Project by Konark Gujarat Pv Pvt Ltd
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  69. ^ Martifer Solar, Louroux Bio Energies to collaborate on 25MW of solar projects in Gujarat, India
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  71. ^ Electricity Projects
  72. ^ New Solar Project by Millenium Synergy Gujarat Pvt Ltd
  73. ^ Solar Power (una) by Mono Steel India Ltd
  74. ^ New Solar Project by Moser Baer Energy And Development Ltd
  75. ^ New Solar Power Project by Plg Photovoltaic Ltd
  76. ^ Solar Power (patdi) by Rasna Marketing Services LLP
  77. ^ New Solar Power Project by Responsive Sutip Ltd
  78. ^ Our Projects
  79. ^ New Solar Project by Sandland Real Estates Pvt Ltd
  80. ^ New Solar Project by Som Shiva (Impex) Ltd
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  82. ^ 25MW Solar Plant Opens in Asia's Largest Solar Park
  83. ^ SunBorne Energy pools funds for Gujarat solar plant
  84. ^ SunBorne Energy achieves financial closure for 15-MW solar plant
  85. ^ New Solar Power Project by Ujjawala Power Pvt Ltd
  86. ^ New Solar Project by Visual Percept Solar Projects Pvt Ltd
  87. ^ New Solar Power Project by Yantra E Solar India Pvt Ltd
  88. ^ New Solar Project by Zeba Solar North Pvt Ltd
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