Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has ranked Rajasthan third amongst the well performing general category states under the Renewable Energy State Assessment Framework (RE-SAF).
Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan will felicitate the state at the valedictory session of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit in New Delhi on November 5, 2026.
The RE-SAF developed by MNRE supported by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) evaluates the performance of States and Union Territories on various important parameters including capacity addition, policy and regulatory framework, grid readiness, DISCOM performance and investment climate.
The achievement is a testimony to the sustained efforts of the state towards creating an enabling ecosystem for renewable energy development.
Rajasthan is the frontrunner is realising the Prime Minister Modi's target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based installed electricity capacity by 2030.
“Rajasthan is on top with renewable energy capacity of 51 GW. The target is to have a capacity of 125 GW by 2030,” said a senior official.
Rajasthan contributes 15% of the total renewable energy generation with 26% contribution in solar energy capacity. The state has 25% share of India's renewable energy potential, which is highest in the country.
The state plans to ramp up capacity addition in solar, wind, compressed bio gas (CBG) to meet the target.
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