The Gujarat government has launched an incentive scheme for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to tap renewable energy under which these firms will be allowed to set up solar plants to cater to their entire power requirements and even sell excess solar power, if any, to the state electricity board at Rs 1.75 per unit. Solar power generation by these units have till now been capped to cater to a maximum of 50% of their power load.
Also, in case MSME units don’t have adequate own land to install solar panels, they would be allowed to generate solar power in rented land. However, they will have to pay electricity duty and wheeling charges as per the provision made in Solar Policy 2015. The state has set a target to have 30,000 MW renewable energy capacity by 2022 end.
