Dholera SIR
Dholera is the corridor’s flagship and largest node — a ~920 sq km greenfield Special Investment Region whose 22.5 sq km activation area has finished trunk infrastructure. Its identity now turns on one project: Tata Electronics’ ₹91,000-crore semiconductor fab, the largest single investment anywhere on the national corridors, around which a chemicals-and-solar cluster is forming.
Companies & commitments
| Company | Sector | Commitment |
|---|---|---|
| Tata Electronics (with PSMC, Taiwan) | Semiconductors | ₹91,000 cr 12-inch wafer fab — India’s first; first chips ~2026 |
| Tata Chemicals | Chemicals | Anchor of the allotted industrial plots |
| Tata Power Solar | Solar power | 300 MW commissioned of the 1,000 MW Dholera solar park |
| ReNew | Solar cell & module mfg | ~₹1,200 cr facility |
Industries coming up
Infrastructure & connectivity
- 22.5 sq km Phase-1 activation area — trunk infrastructure complete
- 6-lane Ahmedabad–Dholera Expressway (NHAI)
- Greenfield Dholera International Airport under construction (AAI–Gujarat–NICDIT JV)
- Bhimnath–Dholera rail link approved; WDFC backbone
- 1,000 MW solar park (300 MW live); smart underground utilities
- ~495 acres allotted; ~1,091 acres industrial land still available
Incentives & land: Special Investment Region (SIR) Act benefits; fully serviced plots; marketed as India’s first semiconductor city.
Why it matters
Dholera converts the corridor from a logistics story into a strategic-technology one. If the Tata–PSMC fab reaches volume (first chips targeted ~2026, though a 2026 report flags possible schedule slip), Dholera becomes India’s semiconductor anchor — and the clearest proof that corridor land + power + an airport can land a fab.
Timeline
- 2014Environmental clearance; SIR notified
- 2016DICDL SPV incorporated
- Mar 2024Tata Electronics ₹91,000 cr fab approved
- ~2026First Made-in-India chips targeted