Previous Year Question
Consider the following statements:
Gujarat has the largest solar park in India.
Kerala has a fully solar-powered International Airport.
Goa has the largest floating solar photovoltaic project in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 and 2
2 only
1 and 3
3 only
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
Statement 1 is incorrect: India’s largest solar park was not located in Gujarat but in Rajasthan. The Bhadla Solar Park has an installed capacity of 2,245 MW and covers approximately 5,700 hectares. Therefore, the statement concerning Gujarat is incorrect.
Statement 2 is correct: Kerala’s Cochin International Airport became the world’s first airport to be fully powered by solar energy in 2015. Therefore, the statement that Kerala has a fully solar-powered international airport is correct.
Statement 3 is incorrect: India’s largest floating solar photovoltaic project was not located in Goa.
In 2021, NTPC’s floating solar project at the Simhadri reservoir in Andhra Pradesh was described as India’s largest operational project.
By March 2022, 80 MW of the 100 MW project at Ramagundam in Telangana had become commercially operational.
After its entire 100 MW capacity became operational in July 2022, the Ramagundam project was officially declared India’s largest floating solar project.
Thus, the statement concerning Goa is incorrect.