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Biggest Solar Cluster in Asia, consists of 17 projects
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dedicated over 600 MW of installed solar power projects to the nation and called it a major step towards meeting India's energy security.

Gujarat Solar Park is the name used for a group of solar parks being constructed in Gujarat, India. This makes Gujarat as Asia's largest solar park hub.[1] Certificates of completion were issued on April 19, 2012, for a total of 605 MW, which included some sections that were already operational, and 856.81 MW had been completed by March 31, 2013. One is the Charanka Solar Park, a group of 17 thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power systems, on a 2,000-hectare (4,900-acre) site in the district of Patan.[2]
The solar park is expected to save around 8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere and save around 900,000 tonnes of natural gas per year

The projects, having potential to generate 30 lakh units of clean energy per day, are spread over several districts.