In a significant ruling, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission rejected a petition by the state-owned power trading company to procure 3.2 GW of coal-fired thermal power, saying the proposal is inconsistent with the state’s renewable energy policy framework. It held that the proposal conflicts with the Central Electricity Authority’s Resource Adequacy Plan 2025, which projects that renewable energy-rich Rajasthan would require only 1,905 MW of new thermal capacity by 2035-36, far below the 3,200 MW sought by the petitioner, Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services. The regulator observed that the petitioner failed to justify the requirement for such a large quantity of new coal-based power.