Jaipur, February 8. Chief Minister Mr Ashok Gehlot said that it has been the result of policies of the state government to promote investment that today Rajasthan has emerged as a leading State in the country in the field of Solar Energy. Renowned companies and investors in the field of renewable energy are coming to the State for investment. “We are making efforts to develop Rajasthan as the manufacturing hub of solar equipment and wish that investors also show their interest in investing. The State Government will extend full cooperation,” he said.
Mr Gehlot was
addressing a programme of the signing of MoUs/LoIs worth Rs 3.05 lakh crore
with investors in the renewable energy sector through a video conference from
his official residence on Tuesday. Renewable energy production in the State
will be more than 90,000 MW with this investment. On this occasion, the signed
MoUs and LoIs were exchanged between the investors and the State
Government.
The Chief Minister
said that the work in renewable energy is going on at such a pace that the day
is not far when Rajasthan will play a big role in fulfilling the energy needs
of the country.
The Chief Minister
said that the Government in the last three years took many policy initiatives
to promote renewable energy production. He said, “To make Rajasthan a Renewable
Energy Hub we have released New Solar Energy Policy-2019 and Wind & Hybrid
Energy Policy. We have also took policy decisions such as RIPS-2019, One Stop
Shop system and MSME Act to provide a conducive atmosphere to investors. The
Government also removed the obstacles coming in the way of investment by moving
ahead towards Ease of Doing Business in the State.
Mr Gehlot said that
a strong distribution system has been developed for the transmission of the
energy generated in the State. Rajasthan is becoming an example for the world
in the field of solar energy due to adequate availability of land, strong
infrastructure and favourable policies of the government. He said that the
State Government is also giving priority to the manufacturing of solar
equipments. He called upon the investors in this sector to come ahead and set
up their units in Rajasthan and the government will extend them full support.
Rajasthan Renewable
Energy Corporation signed MoUs and LoIs worth Rs 3.05 lakh crore with a
capacity of more than 90GW capacity with 5 Public Sector Units and private
companies. Public Sector Unit NTPC to set up 10GW of worth Rs 40,000 crore,
NHPC Ltd to set up 10GW of worth Rs 20,000 crore, Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam to
set up 10GW of Worth Rs 50,000 crore THDC India Ltd to set up 10GW of Worth Rs
40,000 crore, SECI to establish 2GW of Rs 9,000 crore, Reliance Group to set up
20GW of Rs 1 lakh crore, Axis Energy Group to set up 28GW Solar Park, Solar
Projects and 4GW Solar Module Manufacturing of Rs 37,000 crore and Sukhveer
Agro Group to set up 2GW solar park/projects and 100MW biomass of Rs 9,000
crore.
Chief Secretary Smt
Usha Sharma said that Rajasthan is ready to play a big role to fulfil the
national target of generating 500Gw renewable energy in the country by 2030.
She said that investors have an important role to play in strengthening the
State’s economy and providing employment opportunities.
Additional Chief
Secretary Mr Subodh Agarwal said that the tough geographical conditions of
the State are now becoming our strength due to the policies of the State
Government. He said today, Rajasthan has become a top State in the country in
terms of the installed capacity of solar energy. The signing of MoUs and LoIs
of more than Rs 3 lakh crore in the field of energy in the State is a good
sign.
