Gujarat unveils new Solar Power coverage, transfer to set off development of small scale tasks

New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday introduced a brand new Solar Power Policy, which is geared toward offering extra advantages to residential, particular person and industrial builders for subsequent 5 years.
The coverage introduced by CM Rupani permits the customers to lease out their roofs or premises to 3rd social gathering for era and consumption of energy in the identical premises.
CM Rupani mentioned, “The State Government had implemented Solar Policy in 2015 to increase the growth of solar energy sector and provide affordable electricity to the people. Considering the overwhelming response to this policy, the Government of Gujarat is now going to implement the new “Gujarat Solar Power Policy 2021” to make sure clear, environmentally pleasant and sustainable power within the state.”
He additional added that Gujarat has taken varied proactive measures and made fast strides to take the event of Renewable Energy within the state to a brand new top. This has resulted into general development of renewable power sector and made Gujarat a frontrunner within the nation.

Mega drive to make Gujarat ample in solar energy
Increase in consumption & manufacturing of photo voltaic power within the state will convey down manufacturing price for industries and speed up the ‘Made in Gujarat’ model and enhance its presence in world market.
CM Rupani added, “Gujarat model is already proving to be very important in solar power sector. Moving forward in the same direction, Gujarat Government has made an important decision to make Gujarat a hub of green energy by expanding RE generation base. Gujarat Solar Policy-2021 has been announced to accelerate the development in this sector and I am confident Gujarat will guide India in renewable energy development in the near future”.
The state authorities has introduced a number of advantages that give main increase in selling brighter future for the event of greener and cleaner renewable power in Gujarat. Moreover, MSME and large-scale industries will likely be inspired to make use of photo voltaic power and thus be capable to convey down their manufacturing price.

CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp right now carried out e-groundbreaking of Solar Power Plant for photo voltaic powered sewage remedy vegetation of 16 municipalities in addition to underground sewage system works at Rajpipla and likewise e-dedicated sewage remedy vegetation at Surendranagar, Valsad & Godhra. pic.twitter.com/tVt3MeKxtq
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) December 29, 2020

Giving extra particulars concerning the coverage, the Chief Minister mentioned:
 MSMEs will be capable to scale back their price of manufacturing on account of photo voltaic power utilization and likewise large-scale industries too will be capable to compete within the world market The new solar energy coverage will likely be operative for 5 years i.e. as much as 31.12.2025 and advantages of the photo voltaic tasks arrange underneath this coverage will be availed for a mission lifetime of 25 years. Under this coverage, Residential Consumers, Industrial & Commercial customers for captive utilization, Project by third social gathering to promote energy to industrial & industrial customers, Sale of Power to DISCOMs, will be capable to arrange their very own photo voltaic tasks.
Providing particulars about incentives of the newly unveiled coverage, Chief Minister mentioned:
 Any individual / developer / client can arrange photo voltaic tasks with none capability ceiling whereas the present ceiling of fifty% sanctioned load / contracted demand has been eliminated.
 Consumers can arrange photo voltaic tasks on their roof / premises or can provide their roof / premises on lease to 3rd social gathering for era and consumption of energy in similar premises.

 Moreover, a gaggle of customers can arrange photo voltaic tasks for self consumption as collective possession mission and may devour the generated power within the ratio of their possession.
 The provision for safety deposit to be submitted by developer to DISCOMs has been lowered from Rs 25 lakh / MW to Rs 5 Lakh / MW.
DISCOMs to buy energy from small photo voltaic tasks
The state authorities is encouraging customers, farmers, co-operative societies, households and small builders to arrange photo voltaic tasks and contribute in direction of the federal government’s initiative of improvement of Clean & Green power by way of varied coverage initiatives like SURYA Gujarat Scheme, PM-KUSUM Scheme and Small Scale Distributed Solar Projects Policy 2019.
The new coverage will additional strengthen these efforts. In order to encourage small scale photo voltaic tasks, energy Distribution Companies will now buy energy from these small-scale photo voltaic tasks (as much as 4 MW) at 20 paise / unit tariff increased than tariff found by way of aggressive bidding whereas DISCOMs will buy solar energy from tasks above 4 MW capability by way of aggressive bidding course of.
Chief Minister additional talked about that state authorities will buy surplus power after set off in opposition to their consumption. For Residential Consumers (Surya Gujarat Yojana) and MSMEs (manufacturing) for captive utilization, DISCOMs will buy surplus power after set off in opposition to their consumption at Rs 2.25 per unit for preliminary 5 years and thereafter at 75% of newest tariff found and contracted by GUVNL by way of aggressive bidding course of for non-park based mostly photo voltaic tasks in previous 6 months which shall stay fastened for remaining lifetime of the mission.

For all different customers, it is going to be bought at 75% of newest tariff found and contracted by GUVNL by way of aggressive bidding course of for non-park based mostly photo voltaic tasks in previous 6 months which shall stay fastened for the mission lifetime of 25 years.
Gujarat eyes 30,000 MW solar energy by 2022
Gujarat has already achieved 11,000 MW of manufacturing capability and has set a goal of manufacturing 30,000 MW of inexperienced power by 12 months 2022, which can largely embrace wind and photo voltaic power. Moreover, Gujarat has efficiently applied Solar Rooftop Scheme and is presently producing round 800 MW of photo voltaic power from it. Gujarat has been ranked first within the nation for largest photo voltaic rooftop installations.
Apart from launching the primary photo voltaic coverage within the nation, Gujarat has launched “Surya Gujarat Yojana”. Government is growing the capability of Charanka Solar Park in Patan and works are within the implementation stage for 1,000 MW photo voltaic park at Dholera and 700 MW photo voltaic park at Raghanesda. In this manner, Gujarat has additionally achieved a novel place within the subject of renewable power.
Solar park to avoid wasting 40 mn tonnes of coal, scale back 60 mn tonnes of carbon
He added that not too long ago Prime Minister laid the muse stone for the World’s largest renewable power park close to Khavda in Kutch district which will likely be unfold over 60,000 hectares of space. This hybrid renewable power park will give a brand new path to the state so far as improvement of photo voltaic power is anxious.
Once this 30 GW Renewable Energy Park begin functioning, it should generate round 60,000 million models of fresh and inexperienced power and it will outcome into discount of 60 million tonnes of carbon. Not solely this, it should additionally outcome into saving of 40 million tonnes of coal and provide employment alternatives to round 25,000 individuals yearly. Apart from Gujarat, this RE Park may also present power to different states and in flip assist industries of those states to generate employment.

Important incentives introduced underneath the brand new coverage
• Any individual / developer / client can arrange photo voltaic tasks as per his requirement with none capability ceiling• Existing ceiling of fifty% of sanctioned load / contracted demand for establishing photo voltaic mission is eliminated• Consumers can arrange photo voltaic tasks on their roof / premises or can provide their roof / premises on lease to 3rd social gathering for era and consumption of energy in similar premises• A bunch of customers can arrange photo voltaic tasks for self-consumption as collective possession mission and devour the generated photo voltaic power within the ratio of possession• Security Deposit to be furnished by developer to DISCOMs for PPA has been lowered from Rs 25 lakh per MW to Rs 5 Lakh per MW• New solar energy coverage will likely be operative for five years i.e. as much as 31.12.2025. Benefits of the photo voltaic tasks arrange underneath this coverage will be availed for a mission lifetime of 25 years