GAIL approved ₹3800 crore investment for 700 MW solar power projects in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Projects include 600 MW solar with 550 MWh storage in Jhansi for Pata petrochemical plant captive use.
100 MW solar with 22 MWh storage in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar for Usar PDH-PP plant captive requirements.
Expansion increases GAIL's renewable capacity to over 1,000 MW from current 147 MW, supporting Net Zero targets.