Solarisation of Sun Temple Town of Modhera in Mehsana District, Gujarat

With an objective of solarisation of Sun-temple town of Modhera in District – Mehsana, Gujarat, and fulfilling the domestic and agricultural electricity needs of all the households of Modhera with solar energy, MNRE, Government of India has launched a Scheme on 19th March, 2020.
The Scheme envisaged setting up of the RE installations including 6 MW grid-connected ground mounted solar PV power plant, 15 MWh battery energy storage system, 1297 nos. x 1KW Rooftop Solar PV Systems, 305 kW aggregate capacity of Rooftop Solar PV Systems on Govt. Buildings, smart meters, solar EV charging stations, etc. in Modhera, with an investment of around Rs. 76.66 crore, with up to 50% Central Financial Assistance (CFA) from Government of India through Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) and balance 50% coming from Government of Gujarat.
Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL), the scheme implementing agency, had issued awarded Letters of Intent (LoI)/ Letters of Award (LoA) for installations of aforesaid components.
The project has been completed and inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 9th October, 2022.