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“Under the Central government scheme, the JMRC had earlier requested the Centre to install 2,500 KWP rooftop solar power plants at Metro stations . If the project is implemented, it would become the biggest solar plant installed on any government building in the state.According to an official, the Centre has set a target to produce one lakh megawatt (MW) solar power by 2022. JAIPUR: The project to make Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation JMRC ) stations self-sufficient in energy by installing rooftop solar plants is still in limbo following the failure of the state government to approve the same.Under a central government project, the Jaipur Metro had decided to set up rooftop solar panels at eight elevated stations along the 9.25km-long corridor between Mansarovar and Chandpole. The project failed to see the light of the day due to the lackadaisical approach of the state government.Following this, the JMRC decided to install the rooftop solar plants with the assistance of Rajasthan government. Later, the JMRC decided to invite tenders on its own to go ahead with the project..