Global investors, NRIs show interest in Gujarat’s semiconductor hub Dholera SIR

Global investors and NRIs mainly from the US,Singapore and the UK, have shown interest in Gujarat’s Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), which is emerging as a semiconductor hub in the state, according to a developer.

Recent months have seen a rise in investor visits and land inquiries, fueled by Dholera’s vision to become India’s semiconductor hub with four of the five semiconductor plants in India being built in Dholera, Aaiji Group Founder and MD, Lalit Parihar, said.

Among fresh proposals, NextGen has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gujarat government at Gujarat SemiConnect Conference 2025 for setting up a Rs 10,000-crore compound semiconductor fab and optoelectronics facility at Dholera.