With a total of 8,887 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity and 9,925 MW of installed Wind Energy capacity,Gujaratranks second among all states in solar and wind power capacity, the Union Government informed the Rajya Sabha.
Replying to a question byRajya Sabha MPParimal Nathwani, Union power ministerR K Singhsaid that as of February 28, 2023, the installed capacity of wind energy in Gujarat was 8,887.72 MW while the installed solar generation capacity stood at 9,925.72 MW.
According to the statement of the minister, the top five states with the maximum installed solar energy capacities areRajasthan(16,405.75 MW), Gujarat (8,887.72 MW), Karnataka (8,110.48 MW),Tamil Nadu(6,536.77 MW), and Telangana (4,657.18 MW).
The top five states with maximum installed wind energy capacities are Tamil Nadu (9,983.12 MW), Gujarat (9,925.72 MW), Karnataka (5,276.05 MW), Maharashtra (5,012.83 MW), and Rajasthan (4,681.82 MW).