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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country Starts World’s Biggest Floating Solar Project?
A
China
B
Russia
C
Australia
D
Netherlands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -World’s largest floating solar power plant to be built in this Indian state. Khandwa: A floating solar power plant is going to be built in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa. Said to be the world’s largest floating solar plant, it will generate 600 Megawatt power by 2022-23.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh. The world’s largest floating solar energy project of 600 MW is started in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 600 MW-capacity infrastructure will be the world’s largest solar project to be built on water. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that by 2027 “the renewable energy potential of Madhya Pradesh will be 20, 000 megawatts".

Detailed explanation-4: -In May 2008, the Far Niente Winery in Oakville, California, pioneered the world’s first floatovoltaic system by installing 994 solar PV modules with a total capacity of 477 kW onto 130 pontoons and floating them on the winery’s irrigation pond. Several utility-scale floating PV farms have been built.

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