The Indian state of Jharkhand (eastern India) has launched its “Solar Energy Policy 2022” and aims to reach a cumulative solar power capacity of 4 GW in 2027 by attracting investors to the region.
Jharkhand intends to install 3 GW of utility-scale solar projects by 2027, of which 700 MW will be from solar parks, 1 GW from non-solar parks, 900 MW from floating solar and 400 MW from canal top solar projects. In addition, 720 MW are planned to be from distributed solar projects (250 MW rooftop solar, 250 MW solar irrigation and 220 MW captive solar) and 280 MW from off-grid projects. Private investors will be able to set up solar parks of a minimum of 20 GW that will be connected to the state transmission network. For non-park solar projects, the minimum capacity will be 2 MW.
Jharkhand currently generates less than 45 MW of solar power.
In 2021, solar accounted for 12% of India’s installed capacity with 49.3 GW and about 3% of its power generation with 51 TWh. Since 2016, India has commissioned more than 40 GW of solar projects, including a record 11.9 GW in 2021. The country aims to develop 450 GW of solar and wind power capacity by 2030.
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