CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -NTPC on Friday announced that India’s largest floating solar power project is now fully operational. NTPC declared commercial operation of the final part capacity of 20 MW out of 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project at Ramagundam, Telangana with effect from today.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bhadla Solar Park is the world’s largest solar park located in India which is spread over a total area of 14, 000 acres in Bhadla, Phalodi tehsil, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, India. The region has been described as “almost unlivable” due its climate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rajasthan-16.06 GW Rajasthan has the highest solar power generation potential of any state in the country. The state recently surpassed Karnataka as the leading state in solar installations. As of December 2022, Rajasthan’s operational solar power projects produced roughly 16, 060 MW of solar energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -648 MW, Kamuthi, Tamil Nadu One of the World’s Largest single location solar power project was commissioned by the Adani Group at Kamuthi, in Tamil Nadu, with an investment of around INR 45.5 billion. It spans a vast area of 2, 500 acres, equivalent to about 950 Olympic-sized football fields.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sakri Photovoltaic solar energy project is a 125 MW solar photovoltaic power plant. The project was developed by Mahagenco in Shivajinagar in Sakri taluka of Dhule district in Maharashtra, India. Its cost was about Rs 20 billion, and it became operational in 2013.