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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which State has become the first state to launched Blockchain-Enabled Solar Power Trading?
A
Punjab
B
West Bengal
C
Uttar Pradesh
D
Tamil Nadu
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh became the first one to launch blockchain-enabled solar power trading in December 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rajasthan has the highest solar power generation potential of any state in the country. The state recently surpassed Karnataka as the leading state in solar installations. As of December 2022, Rajasthan’s operational solar power projects produced roughly 16, 060 MW of solar energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Uttar Pradesh has launched India and South-Asia’s first blockchain-enabled peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform for rooftop solar power.

Detailed explanation-4: -Power Ledger has provided its blockchain-enabled technology to facilitate peer-to-peer (P2P) trading of electricity from over 2MW of solar PV between multiple consumers in North Delhi. This is the first live solar energy trading project in Delhi.

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