This paper provides a review of the progress made by Rajasthan in strengthening its power sector and to deal with the problems of village electrification and meeting the demand supply gap. In this paper we have also discussed how Rajasthan has been able to tap its renewable energy resources and the problems that are still unattended in this area. In this paper year wise contribution of various sources in the available installed capacity has been discussed sector wise. Distribution of power sector has been provided for the installed capacity so that the contribution made by state, private and central sectors in various sources can be analyzed.

Keywords: Rajasthan, Electrification, Solar Energy, Power Sector, Installed Capacity.