One Solar City in Each State/UT : Maharashtra Excluded

States/Union Territories have been requested to select one city (either the capital city or a
renowned tourist destination) which can be developed as a solar city where all houses have
rooftop solar energy plants and all electricity needs of the city are fully met from Solar
Energy or other renewable energy sources. So far 21 States have identified their cities which
can be developed as solar cities.
To be declared as a ‘Solar City’ the generation of electricity from various renewable
resources in the city should be equal to or more than the power needs of the city. The
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing a number of schemes for
promoting the adoption of renewable sources of energy for generation of electricity. These
schemes include setting up of Solar Parks, Rooftop Solar; Solar Street Lights, use of urban /
municipal waste for generating power etc. All these schemes are being implemented in
different areas / parts of the country. It has been planned that all these schemes be converged
so that one city in each State is developed as a Green City. Further, Hon’ble Minister, NRE in
November 2020 has written Hon’ble Minister, Minister of Heavy Industry to issue directions
on coverage of Solar Cities under the FAME II scheme.
So far, 21 States/UT have identified cities which can be developed as solar cities as
mentioned below:
S. No. State/UT Declared Solar Cities
1 Assam Majuli District
2 Bihar Gaya
3 Chhattisgarh New Raipur
4 Delhi NDMC
5 Gujarat Dwarka
6 Haryana Panchkula
7 Himachal Pradesh Shimla
8 Jharkhand Giridih
9 Karnataka Hosapete city in Bellari
10 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
11 Madhya Pradesh Sanchi
12 Odisha Bhubaneswar
13 Rajasthan Jaipur and Jodhpur
14 Uttar Pradesh Ayodhya and Prayag Raj
15 Uttarakhand Dehradoon
16 West Bengal Prantik in Birbhum, Shantiniketan
17 Andaman and Nikobar Shaheed Dweep
18 Punjab Amritsar
19 Sikkim Jorethang
20 Tripura Udaipur Town
21 Meghalaya TURA Town of West Garo Hills
District
Recently in June 2021, Hon’ble Minister, NRE has written letters to Hon’ble Chief
Minister /Minister of Energy /Minister of Power of various states requesting States to finalise
an action plan for developing the identified city as solar city. MNRE will provide necessary
help in preparation and implementation of the action plan. States were also requested to send
the name of Nodal officer from States in this regard. States who have not yet selected the city
were also requested to select the city to be developed as solar city.