CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who launched pan-India Real-Time Market in electricity through video conference in New Delhi on 3 June 2020?
A
Arjun Munda
B
Pralhad Joshi
C
Piyush Goyal
D
RK Singh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shri R. K. Singh, the Minister of State (IC) Power and New & Renewable Energy & Minister of State (Skill Development and Entrepreneurship), launched pan-India Real Time Market in electricity through video conference in New Delhi, on 03rd June, 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -RTM is an organized market platform to enable the buyers and sellers pan-India to meet their energy requirements closer to real-time operation. Hence 1 statement is correct. RTM would be for every 30 minutes in a day based on a double-sided closed auction with a uniform price.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Real-Time-Market (RTM) is a new market segment with trading commencing on 1st of June’20. The market features a new auction session every half an hour with power to be delivered after 4 time blocks or an hour after gate closure of the auction.

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