Solar power in Gujarat

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Solar Power in Gujarat
Astonfield-12.3 MW Solar Plant, Patan, Gujarat.JPG
Astonfield 12.3 MW solar plant
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CountryIndia
LocationGujarat
Coordinates23°54′11″N 71°12′06″E / 23.903056°N 71.201667°E / 23.903056; 71.201667Coordinates: 23°54′11″N 71°12′06″E / 23.903056°N 71.201667°E / 23.903056; 71.201667
StatusOperational
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Power generation
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Nameplate capacity1637 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 of 2020, total installed solar power generation capacity of the state is 3,273 MW.[1]

State solar policy[edit]

As of January 2019, Gujarat has an installed capacity of 7,645 MW of renewable energy, that meets only 28 per cent of the total capacity. The Government of Gujarat plans to take it up to 22,922 MW by 2022, making up 53 per cent.[2]

The state has set an ambitious target of adding 15,000MW to 20,000MW total energy generation over the next few years. The state government has now chalked out an action plan to increase the share of renewable energy in the total energy generation from 10 per cent to 17 per cent by 2022. In January 2019, the government announced that solar power generation will be increased by 3,000MW annually.[3]

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.[4]

Location of Solar parks[edit]

Solar power plants across the state[5][6]
Location District Site co-ordinates Nominal Power (MWp) Production
(Annual GW·h) 		Developer Notes
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 [7]
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[8][9][10][11] Banaskantha 23°55′07″N 71°56′28″E / 23.91861°N 71.94111°E / 23.91861; 71.94111 (Precious Solar Park)[12] 15.2 26.28 Precious (Moser Baer) Commissioned 11 October 2011
Gunthawada[8][9][10][11] Banaskantha 23°54′40″N 71°55′52″E / 23.91111°N 71.93111°E / 23.91111; 71.93111 (Solitaire Solar Park)[12] 15 25.9 Solitaire (Moser Baer) Commissioned 11 October 2011, with Precious cost Rs 465 crore, area 305 acre, 236,000 Thin Film modules[13]
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)[14] 10 19.585 Mono Steel Solar Output decreases 0.7%/year from 20 GWh
Bitta[15] Kutch 23°15′46″N 69°01′27″E / 23.26278°N 69.02417°E / 23.26278; 69.02417 (Bitta Solar Park)[16] 40.0 66.576 Adani Power Completed January 2012 using 400,000 modules.[17] Completed in 150 days at a cost of Rs 400 crore.[18] (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)[19] 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)[20] 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)[21] 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)[22] 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)[23] 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[24]
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[25]
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)[26] 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)[27] 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)[28] 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)[29] 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)[30] 10 17.835 GreenInfra[31] 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
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 [32]
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[33] 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[34][35][36] 1095 (est)

Solar Power Generation Report Statewide[edit]

Source: SLDC Gujarat[37]

2011 Generation detail[edit]

2012 Generation detail[edit]

2013 Generation detail[edit]

2014 Generation detail[edit]

2015 Generation detail[edit]

2016 Generation detail[edit]

Project list[edit]

Source: GEDA[86]

Gujarat Solar Park-1[edit]

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.[87]

Projects of 95MW are under construction and 30MW under planning as of December, 2018.[88]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Explained: A look at India's sprawling renewable energy park, coming up on its border with Pakistan". The Indian Express. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gujarat pushes for green energy, aims for 45,000 MW clean power in 10 years". DNA. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Gujarat looks to add capacities in wind and solar energy". Hindu Business Line. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Gujarat riding on the suns chariot". Times of India. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Gujarat Solar Power Plants
  6. ↑ Solar PV Plants Commissioned in Gujarat
  7. ↑ Solar power project in Gujarat, India
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Solar power plant in Ahmedabad Asia's biggest
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited commissions largest solar power capacity
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Gunthawada, India
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 15MWp Solar PV Power Project in Village Gunthavada (Dalpatpura), Taluk Kankarej, District-Banaskantha, Gujarat State, India
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 PDD
  13. ↑ Moser Baer commissions 30-MW solar farm in Gujarat
  14. ↑ PDD
  15. ↑ Adani Power to invest Rs 3,000 cr in solar power
  16. ↑ PDD
  17. ↑ Adani Group commissions largest solar power project
  18. ↑ Adani commissions Rs 400 cr 40 mw solar unit in Gujarat
  19. ↑ PDD
  20. ↑ PDD
  21. ↑ PDD
  22. ↑ PDD
  23. ↑ PDD
  24. ↑ PDD Chadiyana
  25. ↑ GHI PDD
  26. ↑ Hiraco PDD
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 PDD
  28. ↑ PDD
  29. ↑ PDD
  30. ↑ PDD
  31. ↑ Operational Projects
  32. ↑ Solar PV Power Project by MMPL in Fatepur, Gujarat
  33. ↑ Surendranagar Solar Farm
  34. ↑ Installed Capacity
  35. ↑ Solar Park Day 1 Highlights
  36. ↑ Installed Capacity
  37. ↑ Energy Account Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  38. ↑ New Solar Project by Abellon Clean Energy Ltd
  39. ↑ New Solar Project by Acme Solar Technologies (Gujarat) Pvt. Ltd
  40. ↑ Adani Group commissions 40mw solar power plant in Gujarat
  41. ↑ 41.00 41.01 41.02 41.03 41.04 41.05 41.06 41.07 41.08 41.09 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13 41.14 41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 PV India Map
  42. ↑ PDD
  43. ↑ Project Portfolio
  44. ↑ Avatar Solar Receives 5 MW Indian Project Contract
  45. ↑ Solar Power (shiv Lakhash) by Backbone Enterprises Ltd
  46. ↑ Tata Power commissions 25 MW solar project in Gujarat
  47. ↑ New Solar Project by Claris Lifesciences Ltd
  48. ↑ Proposal for construction
  49. ↑ New Solar Power Project by Emco Ltd
  50. ↑ New Solar Project by Esp Urja Pvt Ltd
  51. ↑ Essar Power commissions 1MW solar photovoltaic plant in Bhuj
  52. ↑ New Solar Power Project by Ganges Green Energy Pvt Ltd
  53. ↑ New Solar Project by Ghi Energy Pvt. Ltd
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 Lanco Infra completes 56 MW grid connected solar photovoltaic power plants in Gujarat
  55. ↑ Dedication of 5 MW Solar Power Plant to the Nation
  56. ↑ GMDC to set up 5MW solar plant
  57. ↑ New Solar Project by Hiraco Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd
  58. ↑ New Solar Project by India Solar Ray Power Pvt Ltd
  59. ↑ New Solar Power Project by Industrial Power Infrastructure Ltd
  60. ↑ New Solar Project by Integrated Coal Mining Ltd
  61. ↑ Project Overview
  62. ↑ New Solar Project by Kemrock Renewable Energy Ltd
  63. ↑ New Solar Project by Konark Gujarat Pv Pvt Ltd
  64. ↑ Towards 25 years of carbon-free power
  65. ↑ PDD
  66. ↑ Martifer Solar, Louroux Bio Energies to collaborate on 25MW of solar projects in Gujarat, India
  67. ↑ Solar Photovoltaic Power Project by Louroux Bio Energies Ltd
  68. ↑ Electricity Projects
  69. ↑ New Solar Project by Millenium Synergy Gujarat Pvt Ltd
  70. ↑ Solar Power (una) by Mono Steel India Ltd
  71. ↑ New Solar Project by Moser Baer Energy And Development Ltd
  72. ↑ New Solar Power Project by Plg Photovoltaic Ltd
  73. ↑ Solar Power (patdi) by Rasna Marketing Services LLP
  74. ↑ New Solar Power Project by Responsive Sutip Ltd
  75. ↑ Our Projects
  76. ↑ New Solar Project by Sandland Real Estates Pvt Ltd
  77. ↑ New Solar Project by Som Shiva (Impex) Ltd
  78. ↑ SunEdison Announces Activation of 25MW Solar Power Plant in Asia’s Largest Solar Park in Gujarat, India
  79. ↑ 25MW Solar Plant Opens in Asia's Largest Solar Park
  80. ↑ SunBorne Energy pools funds for Gujarat solar plant
  81. ↑ SunBorne Energy achieves financial closure for 15-MW solar plant
  82. ↑ New Solar Power Project by Ujjawala Power Pvt Ltd
  83. ↑ New Solar Project by Visual Percept Solar Projects Pvt Ltd
  84. ↑ New Solar Power Project by Yantra E Solar India Pvt Ltd
  85. ↑ New Solar Project by Zeba Solar North Pvt Ltd
  86. ↑ Details of Solar Power Project Project Developers
  87. ↑ "Solar power capacity at Charanka Solar Park to touch 790 MW". DNA. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  88. ↑ "Gujarat riding on the suns chariot". Times of India. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

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