TheRajasthanElectricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) while issuing the tariff order for 2022-23 advised the to consider framing rules for mandating solar power generators who are taking energy outside the state to provide 10% free power to the states Discoms.
In the past one year, the issue used to come up sporadically in discussions among Industry members, think-tanks and government officials. But RERCs advisory now is certainly bringing more and more stakeholders into the issue with strong opinions from both sides of the aisle.
Those who argue in favour of companies providing free power say the generators use the Resources of the state extensively, be it vast swathes of land, power Infrastructure and the Environment. Solar power uses maximum land compared to any other industry. In the process, it takes over the entire ecosystem and resources of the local areas.