CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -“The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will get green power from the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Ltd (RUMS) within the next two months, ” Srivastava said. He said the RUMSL has started generating 10 MW power from July 6 this year. “The project is estimated to meet 90 per cent of the daily electricity demand of the DMRC.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Welspun Solar MP project is a 151 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station built in Bhagwanpura village, just south of Diken, Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. Operational since February 2014, it is one of the largest solar power projects in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Rewa Solar plant is India’s first and till now the only solar project to get funding from Clean Technology Fund (CTF), which is available at a rate of 0.25% for a 40-year period. It is also the first and the only solar park in India to get a concessional loan from the World Bank.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bhadla Solar Park is the World’s largest Solar Power Plant. It is based in Bhadla village, in India’s Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district – a region known for its solar-friendly high temperatures.

Detailed explanation-5: -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).