CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Vietnam has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s largest solar power farm which has the capacity to produce 688 million kWh of electricity annually.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Helios Solar Power Plant is a 132.5 MW solar power plant in Cadiz, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Upon its completion, the facility located in a 176-hectare (430-acre) land in Hacienda Paz, Barangay Tinampaan and is the largest solar power facility in Southeast Asia upon its commissioning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Philippines. The biggest operational solar PV project to date in Southeast Asia is the 132.5 MW Cadiz Solar Power Plant located in the province of Negros Occidental in the Philippines.

Detailed explanation-4: -Location: Rajasthan, India Bhadla Solar Park is the largest solar farm in the world. The facility, spanning over an area of 14000 acres, is located in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. The solar farm has a capacity of 2.25 GW and required an estimated investment of over 1.3 billion dollars.

Detailed explanation-5: -Golmud Solar CSP Power Plant 3300 MW – $3,030m The project involves the construction of a 3300MW solar CSP power plant in Golmud, Qinghai, China.