Climate Success Stories

Mission 100 GW

of Renewable Energy in Gujarat has been announced at the 4 th Global RE Invest Summit 2024, taking the State's contribution to more than 20% of India’s 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy by 2030 goal

100 GW+ RE Target

    The Gujarat Integrated Renewable Energy(RE) Policy, 2025 targets to achieve:

  • 100 GW+ installed RE capacity by 2030
  • 150 GW+ installed RE capacity by 2035
  • 300 GW installed RE capacity by 2047

Net Zero by 2047

  • Achieving Net Zero in line with the vision of Viksit Gujarat@2047
  • Aligned with India’s NDC 3.0 commitments and India’s Net Zero 2070
  • Guided by Mission LiFE to advance sustainable lifestyles

Renewable Energy

wind power

Ranks 1 st in India

15.8 GW

(nearly 28% to total wind power installed in India)

solar

Ranks 2 nd in India

32.3 GW

(nearly 21% of total solar power installed in India)

371% increase in renewable energy installations compared to 2018-19.

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Rooftop Solar

  • Ranks 1 st in India in rooftop solar installations

  • Contributing over 27% (7,408.1 MW) of the total of India's installed capacity

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1 st Solar Villages of India

  • Modhera village, Mahesana district - First 24 hour solar-powered village

  • Masali village, Banaskantha district - First solar village on India's border

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Canal-based Solar Power

  • World's 1 st canal top solar power project (1 MW capacity) in Mahesana (2012)

  • 10 MW grid-connected solar plant established in Vadodara (2014)

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Agriculture-Energy Nexus

  • First state to implement mega scale SKY (Solar Krishi Yojana) programme for grid-tied solarisation of agriculture pump sets

  • First state to implement energy efficiency in agricultural pumping with use of energy efficient pump sets

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Carbon Markets

  • India's top Certified Emission Reduction (CER) earner with 12.63 crore credits

Installed capacity data for 2026-27, updated as on 31.05.2026

1 st State in India to establish an independent Climate Change Department in 2009

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In Asia

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  • municipal-bondIssue certified Green Municipal Bonds – Vadodara – 1 st city in India and Asia
  • climate-budgetUndertake Climate Budget Tagging (CBT) since 2016
  • smart-cityBuild the First Operational Green-Field Smart City – GIFT City, Gandhinagar
  • coastalDevelop Coastal Adaptation Programme - Sagar Khedu Sarvangi Vikas Yojana

Reduction in emission intensity (to GDP)

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Recognition:

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Highest Wind Power Installation

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Highest Wind Power Installation (2023-24) awarded by MNRE

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Excellence In Water Management 2024

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Award for Excellence in Water Management conferred by Hon'ble President of India (2024)

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Bus Rapid Transit System Janmarg

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Momentum for Change: Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System Janmarg awarded by United Nations (2012)

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ISC-FICCI Sanitation Award 2024

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ISC-FICCI Sanitation Award for pioneering waste management initiatives (2024)

Supporting Policies:

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Gujarat Integrated Renewable Energy Policy, 2025

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Gujarat Green Hydrogen Policy, 2025

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Gujarat Waste To Energy Policy, 2022

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Gujarat Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021

State Snapshot

Gujarat has India’s longest coastline of about 2,340 km and is rich in natural resources. The state has consistently been a major contributor to the country’s economic development and is committed to building a sustainable and climate resilient future. In line with this vision, Gujarat has introduced progressive policy initiatives and has emerged as a front-runner in renewable energy, with over 50.38 GW of installed capacity.

Area

1,96,244 km 2

(5.97% of India's area)

Forest Area

15,017 km 2

(7.65% of State’s total area)

Population (2011)

6,04,39,692

Urban: 42.6%

Rural: 57.4%

(4.99% of India’s Population)

GDP

9.12%

(contribution to India’s GDP at constant prices for 2022-23)

Per Capita Income

₹ 1,81,963

(2022-23)

Net GHG Emissions

286.98 Mt CO 2e

(9.72% of India’s emissions for 2018)

Per Capita Emissions

4.28 t CO 2e/capita

(2018)

District Insights

District Profile

Overview

Population (2011)

Lakh

Urban85%
Rural85%
Urban Rural

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Percent of State's Population

km 2

Area

Key Feature(s)

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Sectoral Emissions

(2023)

6291.87 kt CO 2e

Total Emissions

12%

Percent of State emissions

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Climate Variability

(1951-2024)

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