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Detailed explanation-1: -It can generate a total of 60 megawatts which is enough to supply Singapore’s 5 water treatment plants or power about 16, 000 four-room flats.

Detailed explanation-2: -Khandwa: A floating solar power plant is going to be built in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa. Said to be the world’s largest floating solar plant, it will generate 600 Megawatt power by 2022-23. The project is estimated to be worth over ₹3000 crores.

Detailed explanation-3: -Covering an area the size of 45 football fields, the project comprises 122, 000 panels on the Tengeh Reservoir. It is part of Singapore’s efforts to quadruple its solar energy production by 2025. The farm will produce enough electricity to run the country’s five water treatment plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Singapore’s floating solar farm on the Tengeh Reservoir has officially been opened. Made up of 122, 000 solar panels spanning 45 hectares, it is roughly equivalent to the size of 45 football fields.

Detailed explanation-5: -There was a total of 5, 455 solar PV installations in Singapore as at end Q1 2022. Town councils and grassroots units accounted for the majority (48.9% or 2, 668) of total installations, followed by the residential (34.7% or 1, 891 installations) and non-residential private sector (13.0% or 707 installations).