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Chief Minister Shri Bhajanlal Sharma Approves Land Allocation for 4 Solar Projects- Solar Projects will Boost State's Development, Making Rajasthan a Self-Reliant State in Energy Sector - Chief Minister Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma - Three Solar Parks of 2450 MW to be Set Up in Pugal and Chhatargarh of Bikaner District - 500 MW Solar Project to be established in Bhadla, Phalodi - Land to be leased to Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company and NTPC Renewable Energy Limited
Jaipur, June 16. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Bhajanlal Sharma, the state government is taking swift decisions to make Rajasthan a leading and self-reliant state in the energy sector. To fulfil the resolve to make the state a surplus energy state, the Chief Minister has approved the proposal for land allocation for four solar projects.
According to the proposal, 4780 hectares of land shall be allocated for Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company to establish three solar parks of 2450 MW in Bikaner district. CM has also approved a proposal to allocate 910 hectares of land to NTPC Renewable Energy Limited to establish a 500 MW solar project in Phalodi district.
In Bikaner district, two solar parks of 1000 MW each and one solar park of 450 MW will be established. For the first solar park, 1881 hectares of land in Surasar village of Pugal tehsil have been approved for allocation. Similarly, for the second 1000 MW solar park, 2000 hectares of land will be allocated, of which 1194 hectares are in Surasar and approximately 807 hectares in Bhanavatwala village.
Additionally, for the establishment of a 450 MW solar park in Chhattargarh tehsil of Bikaner district, 900 hectares of land in Sardarpura village have been approved for allocation. The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation will develop these solar parks in three phases under the Solar Park Scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the central government.
Shri Sharma also approved the allocation of 910 hectares of land to NTPC Renewable Energy Limited to establish a 500 MW solar project in Bhadla village of Bap tehsil in Phalodi district.
Ample Job Opportunities at Local Level shall be created
The Chief Minister stated that these solar projects will make Rajasthan self-reliant in the energy sector and will set a milestone in the state's development. He said that these projects will create jobs locally and give new momentum to economic activities in the region.
Shri Sharma mentioned that these solar projects will also play a significant role in environmental conservation by reducing annual carbon emissions by approximately 200,000 tons. These solar parks will utilize state-of-the-art solar panels and grid technology to augment the energy production capacity. He added that these projects would attract investments of around INR 10,000 crore. As an MNRE-approved project, a 33% subsidy will be provided, and it can be completed within the next two years.
It is noteworthy that under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Sharma, the state government signed MOUs worth INR 1,50,000 crore on March 10 to establish 3325 MW thermal projects and 28,500 MW renewable energy projects as joint ventures with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited, NTPC Limited, NTPC Green Energy Limited, Coal India Limited, and NLC India Limited.
An MOU was signed with Powergrid Corporation to strengthen the transmission system by establishing a joint venture with a 26:74 shareholding ratio involving an investment of INR 10,000 crore. Furthermore, Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam and SJVN signed a power purchase agreement to supply electricity from 600 MW solar energy projects.
The process has also begun to establish 3200 MW coal-based projects and 8000 MW solar energy projects through tariff-based bidding, which will attract investments of around INR 64,000 crore.
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