capacity inRajasthanhas crossed the 10,000-megawatt milestone, accounting for 20% of the total capacity in the country. Already the No. 1 state in terms of capacity, Rajasthans lead overKarnatakaand Gujarat has further increased.
Additional chief secretary (mines, petroleum, energy) andCMD of RREC Subodh Agarwalsaid according to data issued by the ministry of new & RENEWABLE ENERGY, Rajasthan has achieved more than 10GW solar capacity addition. After the rollout of renewable energy policy, the scenario of the solar sector has drastically changed. Within the three-year period, 6,552MW additional capacity has been developed. Out of 49GW installed solar capacity in the country, Rajasthan has alone developed 10.5GW as of now.