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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s first smart grid project to be set up at which city
A
Guwahati
B
Ranchi
C
Gurgaon
D
Ahmedabad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -First Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Centre inaugurated of India in Manesar, Haryana. The Union minister for power has inaugurated the Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) and Innovation Park.

Detailed explanation-2: -Located within the powergrid centre in Manesar (Haryana), Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge Center (Virtual SGKC) is the first of its kind initiative by the Union government.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Smart Grid pilot projects sanctioned by Ministry of Power which are completed are as follows: AVVNL, Ajmer. APDCL, Assam. CESC, Mysore.

Detailed explanation-4: -POWERGRID has established Smart Grid Knowledge Center (SGKC) at Manesar, a state-of-the-art platform for demonstration and outreach for Smart Grid technologies with support from the Ministry of Power (MoP), Government of India (GoI) and National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM).

Detailed explanation-5: -The concept of a Smart Grid began to emerge in the early 2000s. Since then, many countries have been pursuing a Smart Grid. Each country has their own unique definition of a Smart Grid based on their own policies and objectives. Therefore, every country approaches achieving a Smart Grid a little different.

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