Meaning of Energy Resources: Any still or standing object needs energy for motion or to speed it up. The resources which do that activity are known as the energy resources. Things of our day to day use need energy, such as means of transport like motor-cycle, cars, buses etc. A few examples of energy resources are solar energy, hydo-electricity, coal, natural gas, Uranium, Coal etc. The best quality Lignite Coal is mined in Palana and Barsinghsor of Bikaner, and Jalipa, Kapurdi and Giral of Barmer in Rajasthan. Mineral oil and petroleum are found in Mangala and Saraswati, oil fields in west Barmer, Ghotaru, Tanot and Manihari, Tibba in Jaisalmer and in Bikaner and Jalore districts. Jaisalmer abounds in natural gas.

As regards hydro-electricity energy projects in Rajasthan, they are Chambal and Mahi Bajaj sagar, besides a few other dams raised to produce hydro-electricity in Rajasthan. The Western Rajasthan which has clear sky and direct sun rays has more probabilities for developing solar energy. The Western Rajasthan has developed many solar plants. Jaisalmer and Pratapgarh provide more solar energy for establishing solar power plants in the near future. Regarding Atomic energy, Rajasthan abounds mainly in uranium, besides thorium in the Monozite soil of Kerala. An Atomic energy plant in Rawatbhata near Kota has been set up.