34 solar power projects have been approved in Gujarat as per a news in Economic Times
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The total investment that will be made is Rs.12,000 crore over the next few years.
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After this investment Gujarat will be the top state in India for clean energy.
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These plants will generate 1,250 million units of eco-friendly energy every year.
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This will save the use of 875,000 tonnes of coal per year and also avoid 1.25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emission.
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Today India spends 2.6 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) which is equivalent to $1.2 trillion to cope with climate change effects.
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The National Action Plan on Climate Change has identified solar energy as the main way to generate clean electricity since coal-fired thermal power plants have been found to be the biggest sources of carbon dioxide emissions around the world.
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