CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Tata Power’s hydro plants in India are located at: Tata Power has a JV with the Royal Government of Bhutan under which it has commissioned a 126 MW Dagachhu Hydro Project with Druk Green Power Company in March 2015. The company has synchronised of 186 MW Shuakhevi Hydro Project in Georgia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The thermal power stations of the Company are located at Trombay in Mumbai, Jojobera and Maithon in Jharkhand and Belgaum in Karnataka and Mundra in Gujarat. The hydro stations are located in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra and the wind farms in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 1, 020MW Tala hydroelectric project is the biggest joint project between India and Bhutan so far, generating 4865 million kWh/yr.

Detailed explanation-4: -Option B: The Koina Hydropower Project is India’s largest completed hydropower plant. It is a multifaceted project with four dams as well as the largest dam on the Koyna River, Maharashtra hence its name Koyna Hydroelectric Project. The project site is in the Satara district with a total capacity of 1960 mw.