In recent years, Rajasthan witnessed severe power shortages due to abrupt surge in power demand towards the end of monsoon season coupled with partial shutdown of thermal power units either due to shortage of coal or technical glitches. As against the peak demand of 17.4 GW in the state, peak met stood at 17.2 GW in FY23, resulting in a demand-supply gap of 193 MW2. This led to scheduled and unscheduled prolonged power cuts across the state. BTL project will facilitate power supply from Renewable Energy (RE) zones in the state, thereby helping avoid future load shedding and also provide for future industry power needs.