Jaipur: Due to the efforts of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has elevated the allocation goal for Rajasthan underneath Component-A and C of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan PM-KUSUM.
With this determination, photo voltaic vitality will probably be used on a big scale within the rural areas of the state and farmers will have the ability to get enough electrical energy even in the course of the day. Chief Minister Sharma had written a letter to Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi requesting to extend the goal of 550 MW of allotted capability underneath Component-A of PM-KUSUM scheme. Sharma had met the Union Minister throughout his New Delhi go to and mentioned this matter intimately.
In the identical sequence, the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued an order to allocate a further goal of 1 thousand MW capability to Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited. This allocation is along with the already authorized 550 MW. The Chief Minister had additionally requested Joshi to extend the allocation underneath Component-C FLS of PM-Kusum Yojana.
The Central Ministry has taken immediate motion on this request and has issued a further allocation of 1 lakh agricultural pumps to the state. This allocation is along with the two lakh pumps already issued to the state. With the rise within the mentioned part underneath the PM-Kusum scheme, giant scale work will probably be carried out within the subject of photo voltaic vitality within the rural areas of the state.
This will present enough electrical energy to farmers even in the course of the day and also will result in their financial empowerment. It is price noting that there was no important progress underneath the PM-Kusum scheme in the course of the tenure of the earlier authorities. But in his eight-month tenure, the Chief Minister has ensured the speedy implementation of the PM-Kusum scheme to make Rajasthan self-reliant within the vitality sector.
Under his steering, PPAs of 602 MW have been signed underneath PM-Kusum Yojana Component-A and a capability of 227 MW has additionally been put in. Apart from this, LOIs of about 4 thousand 500 MW have been issued in feeder stage solarization underneath Component-C.
