Rajasthan Urja Vikas and IT Services Limited (RUVITL) filed a petition seeking approval for procurement of 3200 (4 * 800) MW power from Thermal Power Stations for 25 years to be set up on Design, Build, Finance, Own & Operate basis through competitive bidding. Given the impact of adding 3200 MW of Round the Clock (RTC) thermal power locked in for 25 years, on the state's power sector and the electricity consumer, Prayas (Energy Group) made a submission on the following:

• Weaknesses and inconsistencies in consideration of Peak demand and Energy requirement in CEA's Resource Adequacy Plan for Rajasthan.
• Lack of consideration of net demand for assessment of requirement from coal-based generation.
• Insufficient consideration of generation from RE and the declining trends in prices for options such as FDRE and RE+storage.
• Unrealistic timelines for commissioning of thermal power stations.
• Scrutiny of deviations in the tender documents towards ensuring accountability from the project proponent 

An additional submission on the matter was also made on 29th September 2025. 

The Commission issued an order on 18th November 2025, rejecting RUVITLs' petition to contract 3200 (4 * 800) MW power from Thermal Power Stations.

Following this, RUVITL filed a petition seeking a review of the order passed on 18th November 2025, citing apparent errors committed by the Commission with regards to the consideration of 2025 CEA Resource Adequacy Plan for Rajasthan, and the meeting of Expert Assessment Committee held on 21st August 2025. It also claimed a letter from CEA dated 27th November 2025 as new information. All stakeholders party to the original proceedings were impleaded to the review petition.

Prayas (Energy Group)'s submission, made on 27th January 2026, questioned the evaluation of demand, the suitability of the proposed project to meet demand, and the admissibility of the review petition itself.

In response to the rejoinder submitted by RUVITL in the matter of the review petition, Prayas (Energy Group) also made an additional submission on 13th February 2026. Our response to the rejoinder reiterated the legal non-maintainability of the review petition itself, and also continued to highlight the lack of substantive justification for the proposed capacity addition.

Post the hearing on the matter, held on 20th February 2026, another submission was made to the Commission further strengthening the legal basis of the non-maintainability of the review petition filed by RUVITL.

After the final hearing on the matter held on 24th March 2026, the Commission granted stakeholders in the matter the liberty to file comprehensive written submissions.

Prayas (Energy Group) submitted that the review petition is not maintainable since there is no error apparent on face of record and no new and relevant discovery, making it an appeal in disguise. It also does not adhere to the Commission's directives in RERC order 2298/2025. In addition to being unmaintainable, the proposed procurement should not be allowed on the following points of merit:

1. The RA guidelines in Rajasthan require fresh revaluation of the demand-supply position in the state, and any new capacity addition should be determined on the basis of the robust and publicly consulted RA studies by DISCOMs.
2. The demand growth considered to determine the proposed capacity addition is erroneous and does not reflect evolving ground realities of the state’s power sector.
3. The proposed retirement of 1350 MW of coal capacity is misrepresented, unreasoned and not backed by the Commission-directed techno-economic assessments, it also does not consider the financial benefits of operating older capacity.
4. The pipeline capacity under MoU route is wrongly and unilaterally treated as infirm.
5. The coal linkage ear-marked for 3200 MW of RUVITL capacity has lapsed, and cannot be considered as the basis of the tender, even if the petitioner had to procure the capacity.
6. The proposed RTC coal capacity is likely to meet demand only in non-solar periods and in the medium term, and even so, more competitive and green alternatives are available to address demand in the interim.
7. The CERC order in petition 156/MP/2022 has been misinterpreted as grounds to add RTC coal based capacity

RUVITL also filed its written response in line with the Commissions directions on 31st March 2026. In response to the rejoinder submitted by RUVITL, Prayas (Energy Group) made an additional submission on 1st April 2026, highlighting inconsistencies and inaccuracies in the petitioners submission. 

In summary, the proposed addition of 3200 MW of RTC coal-based power is not likely to be optimal or prudent for Rajasthan’s power sector as the Commission has already recognised in its Order on 2298/2025, and should thus not be allowed without reasoned analysis, justification and public consultations.