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A national online portal has been created for this scheme to promote it at the grassroot level, urban local bodies and panchayats will be encouraged to promote rooftop solar systems in their areas. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The scheme aims to increase income, reduce electricity bills and create employment opportunities for people.
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]
The 200 MW planned solar power plant is being built by the state-owned NHPC at Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park. [1] [2] In 2023, NHPC became one of the four winning participants in securing a part of a 1200 MW solar project in the area via a tender released by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited.
The Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park or Khavda Solar Park is an under construction renewable energy park located near Vighakot village in Kutch district of Gujarat, India. It is located very close to the international border with Pakistan .
The solar park has been set up on the traditional migration routes of a semi-nomadic shepherd people. The government had not consulted them. [11] In addition, many locals claim that the site has led to disadvantage, and not to the opportunities promised by government officials during negotiations.
Canal Solar Power Project in Kadi. The Canal Solar Power Project is a solar canal project launched in Gujarat, India, to use the 532 km (331 mi) long network of Narmada canals across the state for setting up solar panels to generate electricity. [1] It was the first ever such project in India. This project has been commissioned by SunEdison ...
The company is responsible for implementation of a number of government schemes, [5] major ones being the VGF schemes for large-scale grid-connected projects under NSM, solar park scheme and grid-connected solar rooftop scheme, along with a host of other specialised schemes such as defence scheme, solar canals, and Indo-Pak border scheme.
The government will provide a 60% subsidy to the farmers, and 30% of the cost will be given by the government in the form of a loan. Farmers will only have to pay 10% of the total cost of the project. Farmers can sell electricity generated from solar panels. The money earned by selling electricity can be used to start a new businesses. [8] [9] [10]