CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -China- 340 GW With a whopping 340 GW, the country is the largest producer of solar energy in the world. In the first six months of 2022, the nation has deployed more than 30.88 GW of Solar PV systems. Moreover, it has set goals to install 108 GW of solar power this year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Avaada Energy was the leading utility-scale solar project developer by installed capacity, while Adani Green Energy had the largest solar project portfolio cumulatively as of June 2022. Tata Power Solar was the largest rooftop installer during the period, followed by Amplus Solar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pavagada Solar Park is a solar park covering an area of 53 square kilometres (13,000 acres) in Pavagada taluk, Tumkur district, Karnataka. The Solar Power park has a capacity of 2,050 MW and is the World’s second largest photovoltaic solar park after 2245 MW Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan. It was completed in 2019.

Detailed explanation-4: -MERCOM INDIA ROOFTOP SOLAR MARKET REPORT Q2 2022 – 389 MW INSTALLED IN Q2 2022. The cumulative rooftop solar installed capacity totaled 7.97 GW at the end of Q2 2022. India added 389 megawatts (MW) of rooftop solar capacity, a 15% decline compared to the 456 MW in Q1 2022.