India's energy consumption has been increasing rapidly. Conventional energy resources (coal, gas, petroleum, etc.) are exhaustive in nature. Renewable energy introduces to energy resources that include solar, wind, and geothermal energy that renovate it. Solar energy is the fastest growing energy resources in India. Rajasthan has a massive potential of energy which comes from sun. The atmospheric condition of Rajasthan makes it absolute for efficient solar energy generation. Rajasthan has semi-arid climate. Thar desert covers the 66.67% of complete area of Rajasthan. The climatic condition of Rajasthan causes it suitable to undergo approximately 298-330 bright days per year and 6.1 to 6.5 kwh/m2/sun radiations per day. The average atmospheric temperature of Rajasthan is between 35 to 41 degrees and in summer days, it crosses above 45 degrees. Rajasthan has a potential of producing 100,000 MW of electricity yearly. Till January, 2016, the solar energy generation capacity is of 1264.35 MW which makes Rajasthan first position in India. In this paper, the authors summarize the availability, current status, target, and problems in solar energy in Rajasthan.
