Gujarat to install rooftop solar on 15,000 government buildings
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- ✓Gujarat plans to install rooftop solar systems on 15,000 additional government buildings this financial year.
- ✓The state earmarked ₹314 crore for this project to add 65 MW of capacity.
- ✓Gujarat Climate Change Minister Arjun Modhwadia said, "The biggest expansion of installation of rooftop solar systems is taking place this year."
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Gujarat plans to install rooftop solar systems on 15,000 additional government buildings this financial year, adding around 65 MW of capacity with ₹314 crore earmarked for the programme.
Gujarat is planning a major expansion of rooftop solar across its government buildings, targeting installations on 15,000 additional buildings this financial year that will add 65 MW of new solar capacity to its public infrastructure.
The expansion follows the state's installation of rooftop solar systems on 1,377 government buildings during FY 26, adding 17.1 MW of capacity. With this, the cumulative number of government buildings covered under the programme reached 6,014 by March 2026, with total installed capacity touching 95 MW, the state government said in an official release on Monday.
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