Also read | First farm-based solar power plant comes up in RajasthanA recent ruling by Rajasthan’s power regulator points to this yawning gap, but also suggests solutions that other States could emulate. Achieving a targetIn 2019, Rajasthan set itself an ambitious target of producing 30 GW of solar energy by 2025 (Rajasthan government, 2019). Taking a cue from the RERC ruling, a greater number of public buildings could be used to install roof-top solar panels. While the State’s Governor Greg Abbott blamed it on frozen wind turbines and solar panels, about 70% of power that is generated in Texas is from natural gas and coal-fired power plants. As solar installations become inexpensive and with rapidly advancing battery storage technologies, decentralised solar power generation has become a reality.

Source: The Hindu July 02, 2021 18:32 UTC