Rajasthan Extraordinary Gazette, Part Part 4 (C) I, 23 September 2026

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भाग 4 (ग)

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विधियों आदि को सम्मिलित करते हएु ) सामान्य काननी नियमू । REVENUE (GROUP-6) DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION

Jaipur, August 13, 2026

G.S.R.59 .-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 100 of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Act No. 15 of 1956), the State Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Allotment of Land for setting up of Power Plant based on Renewable Energy Sources) Rules, 2007, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Allotment of Land for setting up of Power Plant based on Renewable Energy Sources) (Amendment) Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of rule 2.- In rule 2 of the Rajasthan Land Revenue (Allotment of Land for setting up of Power Plant based on Renewable Energy Sources) Rules, 2007, hereinafter referred to as the said rules,- (i) after the existing clause (c) and before the existing clause (d), the following new clause (cc) shall be inserted, namely:- "(cc) "Firm Start Date or Start Date of Connectivity" means date of start of connectivity as mentioned by the Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd. (CTUIL) in its Final Grant of Connectivity document or the date confirming availability of Transmission System of State Transmission Utility (STU) for connectivity of Renewable Energy (RE) Projects/Parks."; and

(ii) after the existing clause (j-a) and before the existing clause (jj), the following new clause (j-aa) shall be inserted, namely:-

"(j-aa) "SCOD" means Scheduled Commercial Operation Date of the bay as confirmed by the Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd. (CTUIL) in its In-principle Grant/Final Grant/ Subsequent documents issued, from time to time or time line of utilization of Power Evacuation System mentioned in the approval granted by the State Transmission Utility (STU)and its subsequent documents, if any;"

3. Amendment of rule 2A.-In rule 2Aof the said rules,- (i) the existing serial number 1 and 2 and entries thereto shall be substituted by the following, namely:-

1. Wind Farm/Wind Power Project 2.0 Hectare per MW 2. Solar Power Plant using,-भाग 4 (ग) राजस्थान राज-पत्र, सितम्बर 23, 2026 227 (i) Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) on Crystalline Technology. 2.0Hectare/MW (ii) Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) on Crystalline Technology 2.0Hectare/MW with tracker. (iii) Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) on Thin Film/Amorphous 2.0 Hectare/MW

Technology with or without tracker.

(iv) Solar Thermal (Concentrated solar power-CSP)

(a) upto Plant Load Factor

(PLF) of 21%

Parabolic Trough /Tower/other Technology with and without storage

3.0 Hectare/MW

(b) for every 1%

increase in Plant Load Factor (PLF), 0.15 Hectare per MW Additional land shall be allotted.";

(ii) the existing serial number 4 and entries thereto shall be substituted by the following, namely:-

4. Wind Solar Hybrid Power plant using,-

(i) Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) on

Crystalline Technology.

(ii) Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) on

Crystalline Technology with tracker.

(iii) Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) on Thin Film/Amorphous Technology with or without tracker

Land shall be allotted according to individual capacity of solar and wind component of the project subject to condition that maximum ceiling limit of overall land for Hybrid project shall be 2.5 Hectare/MW of declared capacity of Hybrid Project."; and

(iii) after the existing proviso, the following new proviso shall be added, namely:-

"Provided further that 10 percent of the total area of land allotted shall be reserved by the allottee for the purpose of tree plantation."

4.Insertion of new rule 2B.- After the existing rule 2A, so amended and before the existing rule 3 of the said rules, the following new rule 2B shall be inserted, namely:-

"2B. Allotment of Land for Mega Renewable Energy Project/Renewable Energy Park/ Green Hydrogen Project/Green Hydrogen Park.- (1) For the establishment of Mega Renewable Energy Projects /Renewable Energy Parks/Green Hydrogen Projects/Green Hydrogen Parks with or without storage having capacity of not less than 1000 MW, and in cases where Developer/Power Producer do not presently have connectivity from the Central Transmission Utility (CTU) or State Transmission Utility (STU) for the land identified, on application in accordance with the provisions of these rules, the RREC shall recommend to the Revenue Department, Government of Rajasthan for allotment of such land on deposition of applicable Land Security Charges as per prevalent State Renewable Energy Policies.

(2) After receiving of such recommendation from RREC and after taking a report from the Collector concerned, allotment of land for setting up of Renewable Energy228 राजस्थान राज-पत्र, सितम्बर 23, 2026 भाग 4 (ग) Project/Renewable Energy Park/ Green Hydrogen Project/ Green Hydrogen Park may be made by the State Government in the following manner, namely:-

(a) the Collector shall inform the Developer/Power Producer of the amount to be deposited as part payment of the premium, equal to ten percent of the total premium, as determined in accordance with sub-rule (3) of rule 6. Such part payment shall be deposited in the Government account under the appropriate revenue head and shall be adjusted proportionately against the premium payable for the allotted land, as per clause (c) below.

(b) upon receipt of the application and payment deposited by the Developer/Power Producer as per clause (a) above, the Collector shall issue an order granting 'Right to Use' as advance possession of the land with a condition that land shall be allowed to use for the purpose to obtain connectivity at CTU/STU in favour of the Developer/Power Producer in a format as prescribed by the Revenue Department. Such order, together with the payment of premium, shall entitle the Developer/Power Producer for allotment of land by the District Collector and to execute the lease deed for the allotted land in compliance of clause (c) below. The Tehsildar shall then make specific entries in the records against that khasra numbers.

(c) in order to facilitate the Developer/Power Producer, the land shall be allotted by the District Collector in a phased manner subject to payment of the balance premium in the following manner:-

(i) Minimum One-Third (1/3rd) of Land

The Developer/Power Producer within 3 years from the date of the 'Right to Use' order issued by the District Collector, shall get minimum 1/3rd land allotted in its favour by paying the balance 90% pro-rata premium for the corresponding area equal to prevailing market price of the land as determined in accordance with sub- rule (3) of rule 6. (ii) Minimum Two-Third (2/3rd) of Land

The Developer/Power Producer within 6 years from the date of issuance of the 'Right to Use' order issued by the District Collector, shall get minimum 2/3rd land allotted including land allotted as per clause (i) above in its favour by paying the balance 90% pro-rata premium for the corresponding area equal to prevailing market price of the land as determined in accordance with sub-rule (3) of rule 6. (iii) Entire Land The Developer/Power Producer within 9 years from the date of issuance of the 'Right to Use' order issued by the District Collector, shall get whole land allotted in its favour by paying the balance 90% pro-rata premium for the corresponding area equal to prevailing market price of the land as determined in accordance with sub-rule (3) of rule 6:

Provided that Developers/Power Producers may also opt to deposit the full premium in a single installment, as per the demand raised by the District Collector for the entire land. In such cases, they shall be entitled to allotment and execution of the lease deed for the entire land.

(3) Failure to comply with timelines as specified in clause (c) of sub-rule (2) may lead to withdrawal of allotment for the unutilized portion, forfeiture of the Land Security and the upfront land Premium deposited for allotment of land. (4) The Developer/Power Producer shall apply for and obtain an in-principal grant of connectivity from CTU or STU within three years from the date of issuance of the 'Right to Use' order issued by the District Collector or Developer/Power Producer has to obtain approval of transmission line under section 68 of Electricity Act, 2003 from appropriate authority for evacuation of renewable power from generating end to drawl end (consumption point). (5)The Developer shall utilize the land allotted for establishment of the Renewable Energy Project/Renewable Energy Park/Green Hydrogen Project/Green Hydrogen Park upto six months beyond the Scheduled Commercial Operation Date (SCOD) as intimated by the CTU or STU, or upto the firm start date of connectivity granted by the CTU or STU, whichever is later. However, the maximum time line of land utilization should not be more than nine years from the date of issuance of the 'Right to Use' order issued by the District Collector. (6) The State Government may, upon application by the Developer or Power Producer, extend the above timeline on a case-to-case basis for valid reasons, including force majeure or delay in operation of connectivity, without imposing any financial burden on the Developer or Power Producer. (7) The Developer/Power Producer shall also deposit annual charges at the rate of ten percent of lease rent specified in sub-rule (2) of rule 6 of these rules for a period with effect from the date of issue of 'Right to Use' order and till execution of lease deed. (8) The Lease deed shall be executed only after payment of 100% Premium amount and other charges as specified in sub-rule (3) of rule 6 of these rules and after issue of allotment order by the District Collector for the entire land. The Lease term shall commence from the date of execution of lease deed and the lease rent shall thereafter be chargeable annually at the rate specified in sub-rule (2) of rule 6 of these rules."

5. Insertion of new rule 4D.- After the existing rule 4C and before the existing rule 5 of the said rules, the following new rule 4D shall be inserted, namely:-

"4D. Allotment of land for Energy Storage System.-In case allotment of land for setting up of Energy Storage System (Standalone or Integrated with Renewable Energy Projects) shall be allotted as per the requirement of the project on the recommendation of the RREC on case to case basis, based on project requirement, duly considering the project capacity and technology. In case of Pumped Storage Hydro Project (PSP), Government land shall be recommended by RREC only after acceptance of non-forest land for Compensatory Afforestation (CA) by the Forest Department or after getting Stage-I forest clearance."

6. Amendment of rule 9.-In rule 9 of the said rules,- (i) in sub-rule (1) , for the existing punctuation mark ".", appearing at the end, the punctuation mark ":" shall be substituted; and

(ii) after sub-rule (1), so amended, the following new proviso shall be added, namely:-

"Provided that in case if any power producer desire to transfer his right or interest in his leased land to its subsidiary company as defined in Indian Company Act, 2013 or Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Company, he may be allowed to do so by the State Government on the recommendation of RREC."

[No. F.11(14)Rev-6/2025/70] By order of the Governor,

Hari Singh Meena

Deputy Secretary to the Government.

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Government Central Press, Jaipur.