Archive · 21 Dec 2025
CPSUs Partner with States for Solar Parks
The Indian government has approved 55 solar parks, and 33 of them are being developed by partnerships between central government companies and state governments.
These partnerships help find and get the land needed for these big solar projects.
Land is a big challenge because it needs to be large and flat, and sometimes it's used for farming or protected areas.
The government is working with states to make it easier to get this land and build more solar parks to produce clean energy.
33 of the 55 approved solar parks are developed through partnerships between CPSUs and state governments.
These partnerships account for a cumulative capacity of 20.7 GW, with 14.9 GW already installed.
Land acquisition is a major challenge due to its state subject nature and competition with agricultural and ecologically sensitive areas.
The government has identified renewable energy potential zones of around 258 GW across five states.
The parliamentary standing committee on energy has recommended a single-window clearance mechanism to expedite land acquisition.
- Who
- Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and state governments
- What
- Development of 33 solar parks with a cumulative capacity of 20.7 GW
- When
- Ongoing, with 14.9 GW already installed
- Where
- Across 13 states in India
- Why
- To ease land identification and acquisition for utility-scale solar projects
- Total Solar Parks Approved
- 55
- Solar Parks in Partnership
- 33
- Cumulative Capacity of Partnered Parks
- 20.7 GW
- Installed Capacity
- 14.9 GW
- Remaining Capacity
- 25.1 GW
- Land Requirement per MW
- 4-7 acres
- Total Land Required for Full Potential
- 1.4-2 million hectares
