Gujarat expects its annual electricity requirement to rise from 1,45,173 million units (MUs) in 2026–27 to 2,53,757 MUs (surpassing 250 billion units [BU]) by 2035–36, driven by industrial growth, urban expansion, and emerging digital infrastructure.

Gujarat expects its annual electricity requirement to rise from 1,45,173 million units (MUs) in 2026–27 to 2,53,757 MUs (surpassing 250 billion units [BU]) by 2035–36, driven by industrial growth, urban expansion, and emerging digital infrastructure. 
Key Details of the Projection
Demand Growth: -
Total consumption is projected to cross the 250 BU threshold over the next decade as highlighted by the Times of India Ahmedabad Report. 
Emerging Drivers: -
Data centres and digital infrastructure (driven by AI and cloud computing) are joining traditional manufacturing, urban development, and agricultural loads to create continuous, high-load energy demands. 
Transmission Investments: -
The state has planned ₹1 lakh crore in transmission investments through 2032 to build substations, upgrade distribution networks, minimize technical losses, and improve grid redundancy. 
Storage & Renewable Push: -
Gujarat is scaling up clean energy and storage under initiatives like the Gujarat Pumped Storage Project Policy 2025, aiming for extensive pump-storage and renewable integration. 
Gujarat aims to reach 100+ GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, backed by the Gujarat Integrated Renewable Energy Policy-2025. 
Key Renewable Energy Targets
2030 Capacity Goal:-
 More than 100 GW of total renewable energy capacity (targeting a ~63% renewable energy share and roughly 16% to 20% of India's national non-fossil capacity). 
2035 Capacity Goal: -
Exceeding 150 GW of renewable energy capacity. 
2047 Capacity Goal: -
Reaching 300 GW of renewable energy capacity. 
Non-Fossil Consumption: -
Over 50% of state electricity consumption from non-fossil sources by 2030. 
Carbon Intensity: -
Reducing carbon intensity by more than 45% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. 
Rooftop Solar Expansion: -
Expanding distributed rooftop solar with specific annual additions like the 65 MW target for government buildings, building on the state's leading rooftop solar base (over 7.4 GW across 13+ lakh installations). 
Strategic Focus Areas under the 2025 Policy
Technology Scope: -
Covers ground-mounted solar, rooftop solar, floating solar, canal-top solar, wind, rooftop wind, wind-solar hybrid projects, tidal energy, geothermal, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
Tidal Potential: -
Harnessing an estimated 1.2 GW in the Gulf of Kutch and 7 GW in the Gulf of Khambhat.
Repowering: -
Making wind turbine repowering mandatory at 25 years to boost output up to 1.5x.
Policy Period:-
 Effective from late December 2025 through December 31, 2030, superseding prior individual solar and wind frameworks.

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