MEETING CHALLENGES
OF THE FUTURE
Gujarat Swarnim
Solar Park
Gujarat has always remained in the forefront of development of non conventional
energy sources. The state capital Gandhinagar is being developed as a modern Solar City,
the first of its kind in country. The campaign of installing 5 MW solar roof top system is
being extended to five other cities- Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Mehsana.
Under the Sagarkhedu Sarvangi Vikas Yojana several innovative programmes have been
taken up to prevent land erosion by sea water, installing rooftop rain water harvesting
systems and setting up reverse osmosis plants for meeting the needs of drinking water.
As is well known, Gujarat is in the forefront of plantation and conservation of Mangroves
and has registered the maximum increase in its mangrove cover among all maritime
States and Union Territories of India (FSI-2011).
Government of Gujarat is currently developing Asia’s largest Multi-developer, Multi-facility
and Multi-beneficiary” Solar Park at Village Charanka, Taluka Santalpur, District Patan. This
project illustrates the State’s vision for setting up clear & green energy.
The majority of infrastructure development work like construction of roads, power evacuation
facility, water distribution network, telecommunication network, etc. has already been
completed within the Gujarat Solar Park. The inauguration of the Solar Park within a short
period of one year is a record achievement of the Govt. of Gujarat.
Solar Panels on
Narmada Canal:
A unique initiative
Gujarat is the first state in the country to install a
1 MW capacity solar power project on the Narmada
Branch Canal near Chandrasan village in Kadi Taluka,
75 km from Ahmedabad. The project is envisaged
to reduce the cost of land that otherwise would be
required for land based solar power plants and lower
water evaporation as the canal will be covered by PV
panels. The energy generated will be supplied to
villages bordering the canal, lowering transmission
losses.
