Rajasthan needs more solar power capacity, better ecosystem to cement its edge

Jaipur: In the past one year, Rajasthan has regained some of the lost ground to become the second largest producer of solar power in the country, but to reclaim the top position, the state needs to have an investor-friendly tariff and policy regime.

In its budget recommendations to the state government, Rajasthan Solar Association (RSA) drew attention to a number of areas, focusing not only on adding more generation capacity but also building an entire solar power ecosystem that would yield multiple benefits for the state.

The industry body urged the government to bring in provisions in the budget to list solar street lights, lanterns, heaters and other items in the Rajasthan Transparency in Public Procurement Act and mandate the government departments to source only from the state’s MSMEs.