What is actually built at Dholera

109 km four-lane greenfield access-controlled expressway (expandable to eight lanes), design speed 120 km/h, built by NHAI. Travel time from Ahmedabad reported cut from over two hours to roughly 40 minutes to one hour.

• 31 Mar 2026Reported inaugurated by the Prime Minister and operational. reported
• 2026Toll collection via FASTag planned. Specific rates are not reliably sourced yet. target

Greenfield airport about 20 km from the SIR core and 80 km from Ahmedabad. Single 3,200 m Code 4E runway in Phase 1. SPV: DIACL (AAI 51%, Gujarat 33%, NICDC 16%).

• 4 Jun 2026First aircraft landing: an AAI calibration flight (VT-CNS) touched down on the completed runway. A trial, not an opening. reported
• Jul 2026Runway, taxiways and ATC tower reported complete; passenger terminal about 75%. Overall reported near 80%. reported
• Sep-Oct 2026Operations target after the Civil Aviation Minister's review. This date has slipped before; treat as a target. target

Rs 91,000 crore fab by Tata Electronics with PSMC. Capacity up to 50,000 wafers per month on 300 mm; mature nodes first (90 nm and 55 nm, then 28 nm). Union Cabinet approved 29 Feb 2024.

• 29 Feb 2024Union Cabinet approval under the India Semiconductor Mission. durable
• 17 May 2026Lithography partnership with ASML confirmed on Tata Electronics' own press page. durable
• ~Apr 2026A 66-hectare Tata Semiconductor SEZ notified at Dholera. reported
• Dec 2026First-silicon trial production target stated by the minister and the CEO. target
• Mid 2028Commercial production reportedly pushed to mid 2028. reported

About 300 MW is commissioned, including Tata Power's 300 MW single-axis tracker plant across 1,320 acres. Phase-I sanction is 1,000 MW under GPCL; the long-range announced target is 5,000 MW by around 2030.

• Sept 2025CEA quarterly report: 300 MW commissioned, 700 MW under development targeted for Mar 2027. durable
• ~20305,000 MW ultimate target. A target, not capacity. target

About 134 km double line connecting Ahmedabad, the SIR, the airport and Lothal NHMC, cleared by the CCEA at roughly Rs 20,667 crore. Billed as India's first semi-high-speed rail on indigenous technology.

• 13 May 2026CCEA approval confirmed via PIB release 2260624. durable
• 2030-31Completion target on PM Gati Shakti. The often-quoted 220 km/h speed is press reporting, not in the PIB release. target

Big names at agreement or exploration stage. Announcements are momentum, not construction, so they sit on a separate shelf here.

• 20 Feb 2026L&T and Vyoma AI data centre agreement, Rs 25,000 crore for 250 MW green AI-ready capacity, operations targeted around 2028. reported
• 5 May 2026Union Cabinet cleared two further semiconductor units (one at Dholera, one at Surat), together above Rs 3,900 crore. reported
• 30 Jun 2026Fujifilm India MoU to explore a semiconductor-materials base at Dholera. Exploratory. reported
• Jul 2026Embraer and Adani MoU exploring a civil-aircraft assembly line at the airport, targeted around 2028, site not final. reported