CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -GAIL (India) Ltd has commissioned India’s second-largest rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at its Petrochemical Complex at Pata in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the solar sector, Gujarat recently overtook Karnataka to become second largest solar producing state in the country. It occupies a 13% share of India’s total solar capacity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Built across 8 sheltered venuesinasingle premiseat theRadha Soami Satsang Beas-‐Dera Baba Jaimal Singh in Amritsar, the project is the largest solar rooftop plant inthe world,set up in a single phase.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rajasthan’s solar generation potential has been assessed at 142 GW. The state government plans to systematically harness this potential and has set for itself an ambitious target of 30 GW capacity by 2024-25, which will transform the energy scape of the state and the country.”

Detailed explanation-5: -JAIPUR: Solar energy capacity in Rajasthan has crossed the 10,000-megawatt milestone, accounting for 20% of the total capacity in the country. Already the No. 1 state in terms of capacity, Rajasthan’s lead over Karnataka and Gujarat has further increased.