Coal India is to set up a 1,190-MW solar power plant in Rajasthan.

Joshi said that the central government has laid special emphasis on promoting renewable energy generation.

Joshi said that per capita electricity consumption in the country will almost double by 2040, and to meet future needs, there is a need to pay special attention to electricity generation from renewable sources.

Chief Minister Gehlot said that the state government has always encouraged renewable energy resources.

Gehlot said that the production and assembly of necessary equipment for setting up solar power plants should be done in the state itself in order to pass on the benefits of increasing investment in the field of solar energy to the people of the state in terms of employment and development.

“We have a captive coal mine problem in Chhattisgarh. We are not getting all the coal from them. “I thank all of you for meeting the shortage of coal in Rajasthan at such a time,” he said.
Gehlot also welcomed the withdrawal of the order given by the central government to the states to import coal.

“This has also reduced the economic burden on the state,” he added.

Gehot said that the national target of developing 500 GW of renewable energy by 2029-30 would be achieved only with good coordination between the central and state governments.

He said that the state has made exemplary progress in the field of power supply despite these difficulties. While only 13 MW of electricity was available in Rajasthan at the time of independence, today more than 23,000 MW of electricity is being produced in the state.

The solar plant of CIL will be set up in a 2,000-MW solar park being developed by RVUNL in Poogal, Bikaner.