Coal India Limited (CIL) and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 10 March 2024, at Jaipur, Rajasthan for exploring various opportunities for securing power to meet the growing energy demand of the state of Rajasthan. Under this MoU, initially the focus shall be to explore the possibilities of setting up of 4100 MW projects through a JV Company to be constituted between RRVUNL and CIL, across the 5 identified Projects viz. Pit-head Thermal Power Project, Solar Projects at Solar Parks, Pumped Storage Projects, Solar Projects at Existing TPPs and Wind Projects.

Further, any additional opportunities, which the Parties mutually agree to collaborate, would also be covered under the purview of the MoU. As an initial step, CIL shall be undertaking Pre-Feasibility Studies of the above project to establish viability of the projects.