With an attractive solar rooftop scheme and a greater push for adoption of solar power generation,Gujaratcommands the lion share of financial aid from the Union ministry of new and for solar projects.
According to data tabled inParliament, Gujarat received Rs 1,242.71 crore in financial aid from the ministry of a total amount of Rs 2,633 crore disbursed to all other states in 2021-22. This means, the state got 47% of the funds disbursed. According to top sources in the Gujarat Energy Development Authority (GEDA), the scale of solar power projects has grown dramatically in the state. The state already has installed capacity of 7,806.8MW of solar power generation.
Gujarat has taken the lead among Indian states when it comes to solar power adoption through the rooftop solar policy of the State Government. The state already has 2,163MW of rooftop capacity as on 2021-22, which makes up nearly a third of the installed solar power generation capacity.