Rajasthan Solar Parks

Rajasthan - Renewable energy resource

Source: National Renewable Energy

Laboratory and Solar Energy Center, India

Source: Center for Wind Energy

Technology, India (W/m2)

Over 800 MW of 1100 MW of solar projects awarded in Rajasthan under Phase 1 of JNNSM.
Over 1280 MW of installed solar power grid connected capacity

Rajasthan Renewable Energy

In 2012
Installed Capacity of Less than
200 MW of solar (2100 MW
of wind)

In 2016
Installed Capacity of over
1280 MW of solar (4000 MW
of wind)

Solar Policy
25,000 MW target
Solar park approach
Rajasthan Renewable Energy
Corporation State Nodal Agency
supporting solar park
development, registration of
projects, facilitating clearances,
bid process for RE

National Solar Park Guidelines

25 large solar parks with each of 500 MW and above are planned
Solar Park Implementing Agency
Timely clearances, planning and implementation of solar parks including common
infrastructure facilities including internal evacuation, roads, water and drainage,
allotment policies etc. There are different business models involving central agencies,
state agencies, private sector as well as joint venture route

Bhadla Phase 1 and 2 State agency is RREC

Bhadla Phase 3 Joint Venture of RREC and IL&FS
Private sector parks also planned

Support from MNRE Cost of studies/surveys as well as grant support (20 Lakhs/MW)
External Transmission
Support from the National Clean Energy Fund, multi-lateral and bilateral agencies and
Clean Technology Fund
Solar Power Generation
Largely private sector power generation
Different models (state purchase, central sector bidding, captive sale, REC mechanism
and open access)

RRETIP
Development of sub-stations and transmission lines in
Western Rajasthan (Intra-state Green Energy Corridor)
Technical Assistance Grant
Workstream A Master plan and detailed studies for the Bhadla solar
park, guidelines for future solar parks in the state
Workstream B Renewable energy integration support to RRVPNL
Workstream C Institutional support, implementation of pilots and
community activities

Rajasthan A solar park

Bhadla, Jodhpur

Phase 1 - 75 MW (2013)
Phase 2 - 420 MW (2016)
Phase 2 Another 260 MW
Phase 3 JV Route

Additional parks planned

at Jaisalmer, Bikaner,
Barmer

Community related interventions

Livelihood Development
Community Policy
Crafts
Overall guidance for parks
Animal Husbandry
Socio-economic surveys
for specific community
action plans
Electrification
Solar home lighting
Renewable energy mini
grids