Surat: The District Development Officer has given the green signal for installing solar rooftop systems on 182 more Gram Panchayat offices in Surat district. So far, rooftop solar systems with a capacity of 2 to 5 kilowatts have already been installed on 140 Gram Panchayat offices. The installation work for the remaining 182 offices will commence shortly. The state government is actively promoting green and renewable energy. Under this initiative, subsidies are being provided to electricity con...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is going to inaugurate Chlorotoluene plant by Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd (GACL) at Dahej today afternoon. The Chief Minister is likely to visit the ETP plant and infrasturctural facilities at Dahej. He is likely to review the Bhabhut barrage project. The Chlorotoluene plant at Dahej is one of the key downstream projects undertaken by GACL to diversify its product portfolio beyond its core chlor-alkali products like caustic soda and chlori...Read More

Vadodara: The Gujarat government is setting up a centrally located 250 MW solar power plant to supply electricity to eight municipal corporations, including Vadodara. Under this project, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) will receive 45 MW of solar power. Chairman of the Standing Committee, Dr. Sheetal Mistry, in a media briefing, said, "The Gujarat government is building a centrally located 250 MW solar power plant, which will distribute power to eight municipal corporations. As p...Read More

Gandhinagar: In response to a question asked in the Gujarat Assembly regarding the provision of electricity through solar energy at the pumping station of Bareja Municipality, Minister Rushikesh Patel stated that a proposal was received from Bareja Municipality for setting up solar plants at a total of 13 locations, including 8 tubewells, 4 pumping stations, and 1 STP. The work of setting up a solar power project with a capacity of 99 kilowatts at a cost of ₹86.21 lakh at the Mahijda Patiya S...Read More

Gandhinagar: Torrent Power Limited on Thursday announced that it has commissioned a 300 MW solar power plant through its wholly owned subsidiary, Torrent Saurya Urja 2 Private Limited (TSU2). Certified by the Gujarat Energy Development Agency, the plant became fully operational on December 15, 2024. The certification was officially granted on January 24, 2025, and the company announced the commissioning in a regulatory filing on Thursday. Torrent Power stated that this milestone reinforces its ...Read More

Surat: Waaree Solar Americas Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gujarat based Waaree Energies Ltd., today announced the Trial-Production of its first solar module at its manufacturing facility in Brookshire, Texas. Waaree has become the first Indian company to establish a PV module manufacturing facility in the United States. DC Manjunath, Consul General of India in Houston, attended this event at the Brookshire facility. The trial production phase is now underway, with the facility set to fu...Read More

Ahmedabad: One of India’s top solar PV module manufacturers, Saatvik Solar, has procured 60 acres of land in Gandhidham, Gujarat, for long-term expansion. The company already operates a functional oleo chemicals plant in Gandhidham, an ideal location for export and import due to its proximity to both Kandla and Mundra ports. Saatvik Solar, which operates three solar PV module manufacturing plants and a fourth plant for ancillary products in Ambala, is currently focused on operationalizing a...Read More