Sumamry:
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### **1. Policy Overview**
– **Title**: Gujarat Integrated Renewable Energy Policy 2025
– **Operative Period**: From notification date until **December 31, 2030**, or until a new policy is notified.
– **Vision**: Energy independence, affordable renewable power, socio-economic growth, decarbonization, and contribution to India’s energy transition.
– **Mission**: Achieve **100+ GW of RE capacity** by 2030, contributing significantly to India’s 500 GW target.
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### **2. Goals & Objectives**
– Increase RE share for energy security.
– Reduce carbon footprint and hedge energy costs.
– Promote decentralized RE generation.
– Encourage investment, local manufacturing, green jobs, and startups.
– Develop climate-resilient infrastructure.
– Promote energy efficiency and storage integration.
– Establish **Centers of Excellence (CoE)** for skilling.
– Achieve **>50% energy from non-fossil fuels by 2030**.
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### **3. Scope & Eligibility**
– Covers **solar, wind, hybrid, BESS, ocean, geothermal, and emerging technologies**.
– **Eligible entities**: Individuals, companies, associations, corporate bodies.
– No capacity restrictions for captive or third-party sale projects.
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### **4. Key Focus Areas**
– **Solar Energy**: Ground-mounted, rooftop, floating, canal-based, AgriPV.
– **Wind Energy**: Onshore, rooftop mini/micro turbines, repowering.
– **Wind-Solar Hybrid**: Type-A (existing plant conversion) and Type-B (new projects).
– **Battery Energy Storage (BESS)**: Grid-connected, independent, ancillary services.
– **Emerging Tech**: Ocean energy, geothermal, AI for grid management, green hydrogen, startups.
– **RE Parks**: Minimum 50 MW capacity, public/private developers.
– **Repowering & Life Extension**: For old wind turbines to enhance efficiency.
– **Green Jobs & Skilling**: Target of **100,000 green jobs** by 2030, focus on women and local employment.
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### **5. Regulatory & Financial Provisions**
– **Energy Banking**: Allowed with applicable charges, except for residential solar.
– **Grid Charges**: Transmission/wheeling charges as per GERC.
– **Power Purchase by DISCOMs**: Via competitive bidding or pre-fixed tariffs.
– **Security Deposit**: Bank guarantee requirements for PPAs and evacuation infrastructure.
– **Electricity Duty**: As per Gujarat Electricity Duty Act 1958.
– **Carbon Credit Sharing**: As per PPA terms or GERC tariff orders.
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