With 34,794 customers and a total installed capacity of 1.54L KW, the Ahmedabad district has the
highest rate of solar power consumption in the state. More than 2.3 lakh household consumers have
registered for Surya Gujarat, a solar rooftop scheme, in the previous two years. Kanu Desai, the
state’s Energy Minister, responded to inquiries about Surya Gujarat’s district-specific information by
stating that more than 2.30 lakh consumers in 27 districts had registered for the programme in the
two years leading up to December 31, 2022, with a 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. According to him, Gujarat
is the nation’s leading producer of solar energy under the solar rooftop programme. According to
him, the programme has significantly reduced electricity rates for consumers while also allowing
them to make money by selling extra energy to businesses for Rs 2.25 per unit.