Vadodara tops in No. of houses with solar panels

VADODARA: If one were to stand on the terrace of a high-rise building and look around, the number of solar panels installed on houses in the city would come as a surprise. Vadodara district has the highest number of households having solar photovoltaic panels installed under the Surya Gujarat Scheme (SGS) of the state government.
The district has even beat other districts having bigger cities like Ahmedabad and Surat, according to data till March 2023. However, when it comes to the total installed capacity of rooftop solar power generation under the scheme, the district ranks second after Ahmedabad.
According to an official communique, the state ranks second in the country when it comes to installed solar power capacity. It has a capacity of generating 8,887.72megawatt solar power.
Officials said that the SGS offers subsidy to homes installing rooftop solar projects. "The district has 60,783 houses that have installed solar panels under SGS. These include 51,832 houses in the city. Against his, Ahmedabad district has 59,286 houses that have installed solar panels under the scheme," said an official.
The installed capacity in Ahmedabad in higher than that in Vadodara. Ahmedabad district has a total installed capacity of around 2,62,000 KW under the SGS. Against this Vadodara district has a capacity of around 2,09,000 KW.