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Fiscal Incentives |
- Capital Subsidy – Capital subsidy of 2.5% on Eligible Fixed Capital Investment (“EFCI”) made within the eligible investment period under this Policy for Dholera region. The eligible entity may submit claim(s) for such incentive up to a period of 10 years from the date of grant of in-principal approval under this Policy. The EFCI considered under this Policy shall not exceed 80% of the total Fixed Capital Investment (“FCI”) of the approved data center entity or INR 60,000 Crore, whichever is lower.
- Interest Subsidy – An interest subsidy of up to 4% per annum for 10
years (capped at INR 25 crore per year) on term loans sanctioned by a
financial institution or bank. This is applicable only on term loan used for
FCI.
- Power Tariff Subsidy – A subsidy of INR 1 per unit for 20 years from
the date of commencement of commercial operations.
- Stamp Duty and Registration Fees – 100% exemption on stamp duty and registration fees paid to the Government for lease/purchase of land
- Electricity Duty – 100% reimbursement of electricity duty actually paid for a period of 20 years from the date of commencement of commercial operations, subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations
- State Goods and Services Tax (“SGST”) Benefits – SGST benefits, covering 100% reimbursement of SGST paid on (a) purchase of plant and machinery for eight years from grant of in-principal approval; (b)
building and allied infrastructure consumption for 8 years from grant of
in-principal approval; and (c) 100% net SGST on eligible operational services consumed within the state for 20 years from commencement of commercial operations.
- Captive Desalination Plant – Data center entity establishing a CaptiveDesalination Plant will be provided additional support of 20% of capital expenditure (excluding land cost) or INR 2 crore per MLD, whichever is
lower for plants with a capital support up to 20 MLD for 1 GW data center capacity, with proportionate scaling.
Total financial incentives under the Policy will be limited to 75% of EFCI made within the Eligible Investment Period (“EIP”), being 8 years from the date of grant of in-principal approval under the Policy (extendable by up to 2 years), and will be disbursed over 20 years, with annual disbursements capped at 5% of the total eligible incentive amount which shall be carried forward and disbursed in the subsequent years.
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Other
Operational
Provisions |
• Only data center projects who may applied and received in-principle approval 3 years before the current policy with approved installed IT load
capacity of 150 MW or above shall be eligible under this Policy;
• Incentives under this Policy shall be available for establishment of data centers up to an aggregate installed capacity target of 7.5 GW in the State;
• Data center entity shall be allowed additional floor space index permitted under applicable local development control regulations;
• The parking area requirement of a data center entity will be 1 equivalent car space per 1000 Sq. metres of the designated office area;
• Up to 70% ground coverage shall be allowed to the data center entity;
• Data center entity shall be permitted to build up to 3.6 metre boundary wall as per relevant Gujarat Development Control Regulations (“GDCR”);
• Chillers on the roof can be installed subject to structural safety and clearance from Airports Authority of India;
• The utilities, diesel generator sets and distribution transformers allowed to stack at each floor/rooftop as per the respective GDCR entity, provided a no-objection certificate from the fire safety department is obtained;
• Internal road width shall be allowed as per applicable fire and safety norms for data center entity;
• Round‑the‑clock uninterrupted water supply shall be provided up to the doorstep of data center entity;
• Sub‑leasing or sub‑letting of land/built‑up area within a data center entity shall be permitted at first instance without any additional costs, subject
to compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
• The State Government shall facilitate and support eligible data center entities in obtaining necessary statutory approvals, clearances, and
registrations, for establishment and operation of data center projects;
• Data center entity shall ensure that a minimum of 51% of the electricity consumption for operations is sourced from green and renewable energy;
• Meters shall be installed in conformity with the Central Electricity Authority, Indian Electricity Grid Code and Gujarat Electricity Grid Code;
• Capital subsidy on the battery energy storage component shall not exceed 10% of total capital subsidy claimed by the data center under this Policy.
• The operation, management, and support for data centers will be treated as an “Essential Service” under the Gujarat Essential Services
Maintenance Act, 1972.
• The FCI and EFCI of a data center entity may be made either independently or through a joint venture, special purpose vehicle, subsidiary, affiliate, developer, operator, user entity, or any combination thereof, and such investments shall be jointly considered for by the High Powered Committee (“HPC”) and State Government, as applicable.
• The Policy will be operative for a period of 3 years since its notification,
unless superseded by a new policy orx extended by the HPC.
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