Rooftop solar for factories in Naroda GIDC.
A shed roof in Naroda GIDC catches the same afternoon sun that your compressors, motors and chillers work against. We design factory plants with Qbits inverters and modules supplied as an authorised channel partner of Adani. We file the papers with whichever licensee your bill names, and look after the plant once it is running.
Book a Naroda GIDC roof survey
Send a recent bill and your plot or shed number. An engineer calls to fix a survey date and tells you which twelve months of records to keep ready.
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The short answer
Factories in Naroda GIDC can mount solar on their own shed roofs and use the output during the working day. Each kilowatt yields 4 to 4.5 units daily, so 100 kW gives roughly 1.46 to 1.64 lakh units a year. Your licensee may be Torrent Power or UGVCL, and your bill header settles which. Factories get no PM Surya Ghar subsidy; 40% accelerated depreciation applies instead.
Last reviewed 2 October 2026 · Heaven Green Energy engineering team
Naroda GIDC: an older estate on Ahmedabad's eastern edge
Naroda sits on the north-eastern side of Ahmedabad, where the Sardar Patel Ring Road passes the town. Its GIDC estate is one of the older industrial areas around the city, and that age shows up on the roofs.
Wikipedia records that Naroda became part of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in 1996, and that the Sardar Patel Ring Road runs past it, about 8 km from the city airport. The same article describes engineering, pump, textile, pharmaceutical and food units in the industrial area. We do not repeat the company names it lists, and we do not claim any firm in the estate as a client.
The electricity question is less tidy than the map. Torrent Power holds the distribution licence for Ahmedabad city, and Naroda is inside the municipal corporation. Yet UGVCL's 2019 list of sub-divisions shows two offices called Naroda and Naroda Urban, plus one for Kathwada industrial area, all under its Sabarmati circle. The licence boundary and the municipal boundary are not the same line, so we could not confirm from a primary source which licensee supplies every plot in the estate.
The practical answer is your bill. The company name and logo printed at the top tell you who holds your connection. That decides where the rooftop application goes, which formats it uses and who inspects the plant. We check it before we draw anything.
Pumps, motors and engineering shops
Machining, fabrication and pump assembly run lathes, welding sets, test benches and compressed air through the day shift. That draw is steady and sits under the solar curve. We log motor starting currents and power factor at survey, because a monthly unit total hides what the switchgear actually sees.
Chemical and pharmaceutical process loads
Reactors, agitators, dryers, vacuum pumps and effluent treatment often run long hours, some through the night. Solar covers the daylight share only. We size against the daytime portion of your load profile, so the plant is not built to a figure the night shift will never use.
Textile and processing machines
Weaving, winding and finishing machines draw near-constant power while the shift runs. Where a unit works one or two shifts in daylight, most generation is used on site as it is produced. That keeps export low and makes banking terms matter less to the result.
Food processing, chilling and cold storage
Chillers, freezers and cold rooms work hardest on hot afternoons from March to June. That is when a Naroda roof produces the most units. The match is good even where the roof only fits a modest plant, because the cooling load is already there when the sun is strongest.
Factory solar in units, not rupee promises
We size a factory plant on the units you consume in daylight. We will not print a saving or a payback here, because both depend on your tariff category, demand charges and how much output you use on site.
Daylight units decide the plant. A shadow-free Naroda roof yields 4 to 4.5 units per kilowatt per day over a year. That puts a 100 kW plant at about 1.46 to 1.64 lakh units annually and a 250 kW plant at about 3.65 to 4.1 lakh. Compare those figures with what your meter records between morning start-up and the evening shift change. The overlap is the share you consume directly.
Your connection sets a ceiling. The licensee approves rooftop capacity against your sanctioned load or contract demand, so filling the whole roof is not automatic. Solar also lowers units more reliably than recorded maximum demand: a cloudy half hour with every machine running still pulls full power from the grid. Twelve months of bills show us both patterns before we fix a size.
Tax replaces the subsidy. PM Surya Ghar covers residential consumers, not factories. A business claims 40% accelerated depreciation on solar power generating systems under Appendix I of the Income Tax Rules. GST has been 5% on solar equipment since 22 Sep 2025, with 18% on the service share, taken as 30% of a supply-and-install contract. The blended rate is about 8.9%. For reference, the indicative Gujarat market band at 25 kW is ₹10.75 lakh to ₹13.50 lakh, roughly ₹43,000 to ₹54,000 per kW. Anything larger is priced after a load study, since structure, cable runs and metering shift the cost per kW from site to site.
| Plant size | Units a year |
|---|---|
| 25 kW | 36,500 – 41,063 |
| 50 kW | 73,000 – 82,125 |
| 100 kW | 1,46,000 – 1,64,250 |
| 250 kW | 3,65,000 – 4,10,625 |
| 500 kW | 7,30,000 – 8,21,250 |
Indicative installed cost at 25 kW: ₹10.75–13.50 lakh (market range, not a quotation). Larger plants are priced after a load study of your bills and roof.
This is what we actually build.
Heaven Green Energy installations across India. Not stock photography, and not renders.
Engineering for older Naroda sheds
An older estate means older roofs, so the structure is checked before the module count. Three things come first: what the roof can carry, how the array stays safe, and how it connects to your panel.
Sheeting age, purlins and added load
Many sheds in long-running estates carry sheeting that has been patched or replaced in parts. We check sheet profile, corrosion, purlin size and spacing, then calculate the added dead load. If a bay is weak, you get a strengthening proposal or a lighter mounting layout before signing, not after material reaches the gate.
Wind, water and fire clearances
Rails fix into purlins rather than the sheet alone, and every penetration is sealed for the monsoon. We keep walkways for cleaning, leave clear space around vents, skylights and any roof-mounted exhaust, and bond the structure to earth. Chemical units with roof vents get extra clearance in the layout.
Inverters, protection and licensee interface
Qbits inverters go near your main LT panel to keep AC cables short. The design carries DC and AC isolation, surge protection, earthing pits and the meter arrangement your licensee asks for. On an HT connection the plant ties in on the LT side of your transformer, documented for inspection.
Approvals: who does what.
Nothing is connected until your licensee approves it. Because Naroda units may sit with Torrent Power or UGVCL, we confirm which one first and prepare that licensee's file.
Bill check, survey and diagram
We read the licensee name and consumer number from your bill and review twelve months of consumption and demand. We then survey the roof and prepare the plant layout and single-line diagram for submission.
UsRooftop application
We file the application with plant rating, diagram and equipment datasheets in the format your licensee uses. It checks capacity against your sanctioned load and the local network, then approves or asks for changes.
Us, then Torrent Power or UGVCLBuild and safety clearance
We install to the approved drawings and compile test results, earthing values and protection settings. Where your plant size needs Electrical Inspectorate clearance, we prepare that file and follow it through.
UsInspection, metering and switch-on
The licensee inspects the plant and fits or certifies the meters. Once energised, generation starts showing on your bill. Our engineer attends the inspection so that any query is closed on the spot.
Torrent Power or UGVCLThree ways to fund the plant.
Three routes to pay for a plant. The right one depends on your tax position, cash flow and how your firm treats capital assets.
Buy it outright
The firm owns the plant, books it as an asset and claims 40% accelerated depreciation in the year it is first used. This suits a profitable taxpayer with spare capital. You keep every unit generated, and an AMC with us covers cleaning schedules, inspections and inverter checks.
Term loan or equipment finance
Banks and NBFCs fund MSME solar plants, and ownership stays with you for depreciation. We provide the quotation, bill of materials and generation estimate that lenders request. The lender sets the interest rate and tenure, so compare total cost across offers, not the monthly instalment alone.
RESCO or pay-per-unit
A developer owns the plant on your roof and bills you for units delivered. No capital goes out, but you give up the depreciation claim. Check tenure, buy-out price, roof access and what happens if you sell or vacate the shed before you sign.
How the project runs.
Five stages from your first call to a working plant. Durations are typical and depend on licensee queues.
Where we work from
Heaven Green Energy has one office, at Mota Varachha in Surat. We do not have a branch in Naroda or elsewhere in Ahmedabad. Our field engineering team and channel partners in Central Gujarat carry out the surveys, supervise installation and deal with Torrent Power or UGVCL on your behalf. You should know this before you sign.
Bill review · 1 to 2 days
You send a recent bill. We confirm whether Torrent Power or UGVCL holds the connection, note your sanctioned load and tariff category, and list the records we need.
Roof survey and load study · About 1 week
Our engineer measures the roof, checks sheeting and purlins, maps shading from tanks and stacks, and reads twelve months of consumption against the daylight generation curve.
Design and proposal · 1 to 2 weeks
You receive plant size, layout, single-line diagram, expected annual units and a priced proposal. Structural changes, if any, are listed separately so you can decide on them.
Approval and installation · Varies by licensee
We file the licensee application, then install once approval arrives. Work is planned around your shifts so production lines keep running while the roof is busy.
Inspection and handover · 1 to 3 weeks
The licensee inspects and meters the plant. We hand over drawings, test reports, warranties and monitoring access, and start the maintenance schedule.
What businesses say after a year.
These reviews come from commercial and industrial customers elsewhere in Gujarat, shown with the city where each plant was built. None is from Naroda GIDC, and we do not pretend otherwise.
250 kW industrial system on our chemical plant. Generation has been 8% above estimate every month. Their O&M team is responsive.
Industrial · Bharuch · 250 kW
80 kW on our hospital rooftop. Diesel backup running time cut by 60%. Heaven Green's structural design cleared all wind-load checks first time.
Commercial · Anand · 80 kW
150 kW at our textile factory dropped power costs by 68%. The ROI calculation they provided was spot-on, break-even under 4 years.
Commercial · Surat · 150 kW
Six things to check with any vendor.
- Read the licensee name on your bill first: Naroda units may be on Torrent Power or UGVCL.
- Each kW on a clear Naroda roof yields 4 to 4.5 units a day across the year.
- Older sheds need a purlin and sheeting check before any panel layout is drawn.
- Factories get no PM Surya Ghar subsidy; 40% accelerated depreciation applies instead.
- GST on a supply-and-install contract blends to about 8.9% since 22 Sep 2025.
- Plants above 25 kW are priced only after a site visit and load study.
Industrial solar in Naroda GIDC, answered.
Cost & output
How many units will a solar plant make on my Naroda factory roof?
What does a factory plant cost in Naroda GIDC?
Why will you not quote a payback period for my plant?
Licensee & approvals
Is Naroda GIDC served by Torrent Power or UGVCL?
Does it matter which licensee I am with?
Who sets the net metering and banking rules for factories?
Roof & engineering
Can an old shed roof in Naroda carry solar panels?
Will drilling into the roof cause leaks in the monsoon?
My unit has an HT connection. How does solar connect?
Finance & tax
Can my factory claim the PM Surya Ghar subsidy?
What GST applies to a factory solar contract?
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