Rajasthan government has inked agreements with NTPC, CIL, NLC India and SJVN for establishing 28.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity and one million tonnes of green hydrogen manufacturing facility.

NTPC signed a MoU with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RRVUNL) to explore opportunities for adding supercritical units to the existing Chhabra Thermal Power Plant (TPP).

Besides, NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) inked the MoU with RVUNL for the development of Renewable Energy (RE) projects and green hydrogen derivatives up to 25 GW and one million tonnes capacities, respectively, in Rajasthan.

In a separate development, mining behemoth Coal India (CIL) also signed a MoU RRVUNL for exploration and execution of 4,100 MW capacity power projects.

Meanwhile, lignite miner NLCIL signed the MOU with the Rajasthan government for formation of a joint venture to set up a 125 MW lignite-based power plant and 1,000 MW solar power plant. The MoU entails an investment of more than ₹7,000 crore.

Apart from this, SJVN Green Energy (SGEL), a subsidiary of SJVN, signed a long term power usage agreement (PUA) for 500 MW solar power.