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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister dedicated 250 MW Solar Power Plant in Suwasra, District Mandsaur. This project has been set up by NTPC at an investment of about
A
Rs 1, 500 crore
B
Rs 2, 500 crore
C
Rs 1, 000 crore
D
Rs 2, 000 crore
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Madhya Pradesh government has inaugurated the state-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)’s 250 MW Solar Power Plant at Suwasra in district Mandsaur.

Detailed explanation-2: -As per the solar rooftop scheme in MP, the government provides subsidies on L1 rates. L1 is the lowest bid that a vendor places on the solar panels in the state’s subsidy tender. – For 1 KW to 3 KW = the solar subsidy in MP is 40% on L1 prices.

Detailed explanation-3: -750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project (Rewa UMSPP) is one of the largest single-site solar power plants in the world, which spread over an area of 1590 hectares in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Madhya Pradesh, five solar parks with aggregate capacity 2,750 MW have been approved. The solar parks are: (i) Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park (750 MW); (ii) Neemuch–Mandsaur Solar Park (500 MW); (iii) Agar- Shajapur Solar Park (500 MW); (iv) Chhattarpur Solar Park (500 MW); and (v) Rajgarh–Morena Solar Park (500 MW).

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