AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad district leads in solar power consumption in the state with 34,794 consumers and its total installed solar power generation capacity reaching 1.54L KW. More than 2.3 lakh household consumers have registered for Surya Gujarat, a solar rooftop scheme, in the past two years.
Responding to questions about district-wise details on Surya Gujarat, state energy minister Kanu Desai said that more than 2.30 lakh consumers in 27 districts had registered for the scheme in two years till December 31, 2022, with their total installed capacity of 922 MW.
Ahmedabad topped the state with 34,794 household consumer registrations, followed by Vadodara with 33,918, Surat 30,918 and Rajkot 24,118 consumers, the minister said. Gujarat leads the country in solar power generation under the solar rooftop scheme, he said. The scheme has helped consumers save big on their electricity bills and helped them earn by selling excess power to companies at a rate of Rs 2.25 per unit, he said.
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