Rajasthan to meet 30,000 MW solar energy target by 2024-25: CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said state will meet target of 30,000 MW solar energy and 7,500 MW wind and hybrid power generation by 2024-25.

This will be possible due to strategies to provide special facilities to investors by making process of investment in alternative energy in state easier, Gehlot said.

He was dressing a special session of chief ministers during third Global Renewable Energy Investors' Conference organised by Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, under aegis of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) virtually.

He said geographical conditions of state are favourable for solar power generation.

chief minister said that currently, 10,000 MW solar and wind power projects have been installed and 27,000 MW capacity plants are being installed.

He said central government has capacity to produce 2.7 lakh MW of solar and wind energy in Rajasthan. state government is also constantly striving to achieve this goal in long run.

Gehlot said that 1.25 lakh hectare land is available in Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and or districts of state.

He called upon renewable energy producers, developers and investors present at investor conference to come to Rajasthan to invest in this sector. He also urged m to set up renewable energy plants taking vant of various investment promotion policies of state government.

Gehlot said state government has anunced Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme (RIPS) 2019, Solar Energy Policy 2019, and Wind and Hybrid Energy Policy 2019 to attract investment.

Gehlot said cost of energy production has come down due to better policies. Union Minister of State for Renewable Energy R K Singh said cost of solar power production in recently opened tenders has come down to Rs 2 and Rs 2.01, which is lowest in country.