Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has approved the proposal to allot 4,780 hectares of land to develop four solar projects. The move is a step towards making the state self-reliant in energy domain.

As per the proposal, 4,780 hectares has been allotted to Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company to set up three solar parks of 2,450 MW in Bikaner district and about 910 hectares to NTPC Renewable Energy to set up a solar project of 500 MW in Phalodi district. Through these projects, an investment of about Rs 10,000 crore will be made in the state.

Two solar parks of 1,000 MW each, and one of 450 MW will be set up in Bikaner district. Approval has been given for allotment of about 1,881 hectares in village Surasar of Pugal tehsil for the first solar park. Likewise, for the second solar park of 1,000 MW, 2,000 hectares will be allotted, of which 1,194 hectares are in Surasar, and about 807 hectares are in Bhanavatawala village. Approval has been given for allotment of 900 hectares in Sardarpura village to set up the third solar park of 450 MW in Bikaner. These solar parks will be developed by Rajasthan Akshay Urja Nigam in three phases under the Solar Park Scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). It can be completed in the next two years. 

The CM has also approved the allotment of 910 hectares in Bhadla village of Phalodi district to NTPC Renewable Energy for setting up a 500 MW solar project. The solar projects will also play an important role in environmental protection and will reduce carbon emissions by about two lakh tonne annually. These projects will enable creation of employment opportunities at the local level, and facilitate economic activities in the region,

The state government signed MoUs worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore in March, 2024 between Rajasthan State Electricity Generation Corporation, NTPC, NTPC Green Energy, Coal India.