Dholera Atlas

Independent reference · nothing here is for sale

What is actually built in Dholera, and what is still a plan

Dholera is a new industrial city going up on the coast about 100 km south west of Ahmedabad. Most of what gets written about it mixes finished work with press announcements, so it is hard to tell what exists. This site keeps the two apart. Every number on it carries the date it was reported and where it came from.

Where the build stands

as of Jul 2026
Open
The Ahmedabad to Dholera expressway, 109 km on NH-751
GREEN · since 31 Mar 2026
~80%
Dholera airport, first trial landing 4 Jun 2026
REPORTED · ops targeted Sep-Oct 2026
₹91,000 Cr
The Tata fab, designed for 50,000 wafers a month
REPORTED · first silicon target ~Dec 2026
~300 MW
Solar live, of a 1,000 MW Phase-I plan
REPORTED · target labelled
₹25,000 Cr
L&T Vyoma AI data centre MoU
TARGET · 250 MW, operational ~2028

GREEN means a government source. REPORTED means dated press coverage. TARGET means it is planned and has not happened yet.

What sits where

not to scale
AHMEDABADplanning envelope, about 920 sq kmairport siteTata fab sitesolar parkGulf of KhambhatACTIVATION AREA, about 22.5 sq kmexpressway, 109 kmsemi-high-speed rail, approved
The Dholera Special Investment Region, a state-notified industrial zone with its own planning authority. The small outlined square is the Activation Area, the first phase to receive roads, water, power and drainage.
Ahmedabad

About 109 km away on the NH-751 expressway, which opened on 31 Mar 2026.

Planning envelope

About 920 sq km on paper, of which roughly 422 sq km is urban-developable.

Activation Area

About 22.5 sq km. The first phase to get roads, water, power and drainage.

Tata fab site

The Tata Electronics and PSMC plant, under construction.

Airport site

A calibration flight landed on 4 Jun 2026. It is not open to passengers.

Solar park

About 300 MW reported live, of a 1,000 MW Phase-I plan.

Coast

The Gulf of Khambhat runs along the seaward edge of the region.

What this site covers

160 pages, cross linked

Two subjects, each followed all the way down rather than summarised.

Numbers people ask for

each one sourced
920 km²
The planning envelope. About 422 km² of that is urban-developable.
GREEN · DSIRDA DP
153 km²
Phase one, town planning schemes 1 and 2 together, 51 plus 102.
GREEN · DSIRDA
₹2,784 Cr
Released so far for Activation Area infrastructure.
GREEN · NICDC DMU 30.06.2026
4.9% + 1%
Stamp duty plus registration charge on a land transfer in Gujarat.
GREEN · IGR Gujarat

What actually moved

dated, most recent first