The Gujarat government-owned Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam (SSNNL) will set up 100 MW canal-top solar power generation project atop the branch canals of river Narmada.

The project will entail an investment of Rs 100 crore. SSNNL has approached the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for its approval on the canal-top solar project.

The company has identified four locations in central Gujarat to install solar panels atop Narmada branch canal. The installation of solar panels for 100 MW power generation will cover nearly 40 km canal. An area of four km branch canal is required for solar panel in order to generate 10 MW power.

Gujarat was the first state in the country to set up a canal-top solar project in 2014. In November 2014, SSNNL had commissioned a 10 MW canal-top solar photovoltaic grid-connected power plant on Vadodara Branch Canal. The power being generated through canal-top solar panels is being used to run pumping stations of SSNNL.