Gujarat topples Raj to emerge as No. 1 state in renewable energy capacity
Jaipur: Rajasthan is no longer the number one state in the renewable energy sector. Gujarat has grabbed the top spot in the country, powered by wind power and rooftop solar projects.
According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy data, Gujarat's renewable energy capacity rose to 35,900 MW against Rajasthan's 35,400 MW by the end of May 2025.
While Rajasthan still has the highest capacity in the solar power segment in the country, its poor performance in attracting wind power projects has been the main reason for losing the top position to Gujarat. Similarly, Rajasthan's rooftop solar segment also remains a laggard, unlike Gujarat.
The state could have made rapid progress if the subsidy scheme announced in the budget was implemented.
In the 2025-26 Budget, the state govt announced that it will provide a subsidy of Rs 17,000 for solar rooftop plants having 1.1 kW capacity (producing 150 units a month). A 1.1 kW capacity plant costs Rs 50,000, and the Union govt is providing Rs 33,000 as a subsidy. However, the approval of the state subsidy is stuck in the finance department, derailing the state's target of covering 5 lakh households.
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President of the Renewable Energy Association of Rajasthan (REAR), Ajay Yadav, said, "Despite any additional subsidy, Gujarat has become the leader in rooftop solar. Being a leader in the solar segment, Rajasthan should have been closer to the rooftop solar capacity of Gujarat, if not the leader. Sadly, this is not the case."
He said Rajasthan announced an additional state subsidy to make up for the lost ground. "Unfortunately, that has again become the victim of the govt's indecisiveness," added Yadav.
Rajasthan has been overly dependent on solar and has lost opportunities in the wind energy sector, which is driving renewable energy targets of many states. Solar with wind is more efficient renewable energy than solar alone. Industry experts said that Rajasthan has no strategy to promote wind energy. "Because of wind, Gujarat has been able to beat Rajasthan," said one of the experts.
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