Jaipur : To encourage funding within the state, a pre-summit of the Energy Department was organized at present earlier than the Rising Rajasthan Investment Summit. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma inaugurated the summit on the Marriott Hotel within the capital, by which funding MoUs value Rs 6.57 lakh crore have been exchanged. These MoUs pave the best way for organising tasks in numerous segments of the renewable power and energy era sector together with photo voltaic, wind, inexperienced hydrogen, hybrid, pumped storage, battery storage and inexperienced ammonia tasks.
In this system, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma stated that about 70,000 new jobs might be created within the state because of the grassroots implementation of the signed funding proposals. Calling upon buyers to make Rajasthan self-reliant within the power sector, the Chief Minister stated, “Rajasthan presents a golden alternative for funding within the renewable power sector. The state has the world’s largest photo voltaic park with a capability of 2245 MW, We have greater than 325 days of sunshine right here. Our intention is to make Rajasthan an energy-surplus state which may meet the calls for of not solely the state but in addition different states and nations. During this, the Chief Minister additionally stated that the federal government will quickly convey Integrated Clean Energy Policy 2024, which is able to encourage many new prospects within the power sector, akin to pumped storage, inexperienced hydrogen, battery storage, renewable power and so on. Will go.
Minister of State for Energy Hiralal Nagar stated, “The authorities is dedicated to work in the direction of early implementation of the MoU by way of intensive monitoring and steering of buyers. Our authorities has organized the ‘Rising Rajasthan’ Global Investment Summit within the very first yr of its tenure. 2024, which displays our robust intention and dedication to translate the MoU into operational tasks on the bottom within the coming 3-4 years.” Expressing happiness over signing of MoUs in numerous sectors of renewable power earlier than the summit, Chief Secretary Sudhansh Pant stated, the power sector has been on the forefront in garnering big quantity of funding below the Investment Summit.
Although the state stays a significant participant within the photo voltaic and wind power sectors, it’s heartening to notice that at present quite a few buyers have proposed to arrange tasks in new areas of renewable power. Speaking on the event, Additional Chief Secretary-Energy Alok stated, “Rajasthan has created an investment-friendly ecosystem and proper coverage surroundings within the power sector, which is able to contribute not solely to the power transformation of Rajasthan however for your complete nation. During this system Chairman of RREC and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Alok Gupta, Chairman of Discoms Aarti Dogra, Managing Director of RVPNL Nathmal Didel, Managing Director of RRECL and RUVIT Om Prakash Kasera, Managing Director of Jodhpur Discom Bhanwarlal have been current.
