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Detailed explanation-1: -The project has been developed on 250 acre of land provided by Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd which is spread across Paivalike, Meenja and Chippar villages of District Kasaragod, Kerala and built with central government’s investment of around Rs. 280 cr.

Detailed explanation-2: -VISAKHAPATNAM: The NTPC-Simhadri plant in Vizag region will develop a project of standalone fuel cell based 50 kW microgrid pilot project with green hydrogen production using electrolyser. The project will be India’s first green hydrogen-based energy storage project.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Bhaloji, Jaipur. The first solar power plant under the PM-KUSUM Scheme has been set up in India at Bhaloji, Jaipur.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (Tata Power Solar), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has accomplished a remarkable feat by commissioning India’s largest floating solar power project in Kayamkulam, Kerala on a 350-acre water body, backwaters area, having an installed capacity of 101.6 Megawatt Peak.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.