The Sun is bright in Gujarat

Started with Solar Power Policy (2009), Government of Gujarat has shown keen interest in harnessing Solar Energy. The state of Gujarat shown significant leadership in industrial development and now it is on the verge of becoming highest solar energy harnessing state in the country. The state is blessed with high solar radiation (Min 300 clear-sky days/Year). Large barren and wasteland area creates opportunity to encourage solar power generation which further help socio-economic development of the region. Government of Gujarat identified this potential to transform its land into an ‘Integrated Solar Generation Hub’ for the nation.

Solar Power Policy (2009) has following objectives; (GEDA)

• Promoting generation of green and clean power in the State using solar energy.
• To put in place an appropriate investment climate, that could leverage the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
• Productive use of the wastelands, thereby engendering a socio economic transformation.
• Employment generation and skill enhancement of local youth.
• Promotion   of R & D and facilitation of technology transfer.
• Establish core technical competence in professional in the state to initiate ans sustain use and effective management of newer application
• Promotion of local manufacturing facilities.
• Creation of environmental consciousness among citizens

Strong commitments towards developing renewable energy sector along with combating climate change, Government of Gujarat allotted 716 MW of Solar power projects to 34 national and international project developers against the 500 MW capacity declared under the Solar Power Policy -2009. This is the largest solar project allotment in the country. The list of the 34 project Developers with their capacity allotment is given in following table;

Sr. No	Name of the Project Developers	Allotment (in MW)
Solar Photovoltaic Projects
1	AES Solar Energy Pvt Ltd. USA	15
2	Astonfield Solar, USA	25
3	Azure Power Ltd. USA	15
4	Common Wealth Business Technologies, UK	10
5	Dreisatz GmbH, Germany	25
6	Environmental Systems Pvt Ltd. Mumbai	5
7	Euro Solar Ltd., Mumbai	5
8	JSW Energy, Mumbai	5
9	KRIBHCO, Surat	5
10	Lanco Solar Pvt Ltd., Hyderbad	35
11	Mi GmbH, Germany	25
12	Millenium Synegry Ltd., Banglore	10
13	Moser Baer Ltd., NOIDA	15
14	PLG Power Ltd., Nasik	20
15	Precious Energy Ltd. (Moser Bear), New Delhi	15
16	Solar Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd.,  Hyderabad	20
17	Solitaire Energies Ltd. (Moser Bear), New Delhi	15
18	Sunkon Energy Pvt. Ltd., Surat	10
19	Tathith Energies, USA	5
20	Top Sun Energy Ltd., Gandhinagar	5
21	Torrent Power Ltd., Ahmedabad	25
22	Unity Power Ltd. (Videocon Group), Aurangabad	5
23	Waree Energies Ltd. Surat	20
24	Zeba Solar, Portugal	10
Total (SPV)		365
Solar  Thermal Projects
1	ACME Telepower  Ltd. Gurgaon	46
2	Adani Power Ltd., Ahmedabad	40
3	Cargo Motors, Delhi	25
4	Electrotherm Ltd., Ahmedabad	40
5	Abengoa Ltd., Spain	40
6	IDFC, Delhi	10
7	KG Design Services Pvt Ltd., Coimbtore	10
8	Sun Borne Energy Technologies, Gujarat	50
9	NTPC, New Delhi	50
10	Welspun Urja Ltd., Ahmadabad	40
Total (Solar Thermal )		351
Grand Total (SPV+Solar Thermal)		716

 Reference: GEDA