SAWANT ‘SHOCKS’ THE RENEWABLE ENERGY ‘SECTOR’ WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE!

Jaipur: Principal Secretary Energy, Bhaskar meeting of Jodhpur division will be held in Jodhpur at 3 pm while the meeting of Udaipur division will be held on March 29 at 3 pm. and of Ajmer division on March 31 at 3 pm. Thereafter, the meeting of workers of Kota division will be on April 1.

A Sawant, has come up as an expert on Renewable Energy. He left a stamp of his knowledge regarding technical know-how and minute details at a conference in Jodhpur, which is being discussed across the bureaucratic realm.

The divisional level meeting in Bharatpur will be held on April 1 at 11 am followed by meeting of Jaipur division on the same day from 3 pm onwards.

Sawant gave an impressive and exemplary 45-minute presentation on the ‘Promotion of Renewable Energy Generation.’ Secretary of Government of India’s MNRE, Bhupendra Bhalla, who took part in the conference was also impressed and patted Sawant’s back.

In this one-day conference, officials like the CMD of NTPC, half a dozen GoI officials, RERC Chairman BN

Sharma, RREC Chairman Ashutosh AT Pednekar, Divisional Commissioners of Rajasthan, all Collectors and SPs of Rajasthan and a dozen developers of Energy Sector also participated.

Along with presenting the current station of renewable energy in Rajasthan, Bhaskar also informed the gathering that ‘for promotion of renewable energy, we not only invest in solar and wind but also smart meters and smart grid because this will help to use intermittent RE flexibly’. He also advocated that in transmission companies, investment in stat-comp, dynamic reactors, and other components is a must for promotion.

Sawant urged Secretary MNRE that Rajasthan deserved spe- cial help from the Centre to evacuate large amounts of RS. He also explained at length the importance of distributed generation and consumption. Since Collectors were participating, Sawant elaborated on financial impact on projects because of land issues.

It was also told in the conference that in the year 2024-25, Rajasthan has set a target of 30,000 megawatt RE generation and as of now, the state produces around 18,000 MW and thus is the premier state in the nation in RE generation. About 1.60 lakh hectares of land is available in western Rajasthan to set up Renewable Energy Plants. The World’s biggest solar capacity part of 2245 MW is established in Bhadla in Jodhpur.

Interestingly, Sawant has never been connected with energy and renewable energy in 28 years of his service and in September 2021, he has come to the Vidhyut Bhawan for the first time. He has not held the reins of Renewable Energy Corporation.

But in spite of this, it is laudable and appreciable that in merely 16 months, Sawant has gathered so much knowledge about the renewable energy sector.

Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot will visit Gujarat on March 29 for which, he will leave from Jaipur at 10 am and reach Ahmedabad at 11:15 am, where he will attend the press conference of Gujarat Congress at 12:30 pm. From Ahmedabad, CM Gehlot will reach Dabok Airport in Udaipur at 2:30 pm and will hold a meeting with workers at Gandhi Ground in Udaipur at 3 pm. The Chief Minister will reach Jaipur at 7 pm.

Vande Bharat train trial run commences, to continue till Mar 30

First India Bureau Jaipur: The trial run of the State’s first Vande Bharat train has started from Sunday. The train ran from Madar to Palanpur.

The train left Madar for Palanpur at 7 pm on Sunday. RPF is also on alert on the operations of the Vande Bharat train. In the first trial of the train, the speed crossed 100 kilometres. Speed trial of the train will be done for 3 days from March 28 to 30. The speed trial will start from Ajmer railway station. The train will reach Jaipur from Ajmer at 9:45 pm and Delhi at 2:05 pm. Train will return to Ajmer on March 30. By the first week of April, the train will have a trial run on various routes.