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? largest floating solar photovoltaic project in India
- 1 and 2
- 2 only
- 1 and 3
- 3 only
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect
- Bhadla Solar Park is the world’s largest solar park located in which is spread over a total area of 14,000 acres in Bhadla, Phalodi tehsil, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.
Statement 2 is correct
- Kerala’s Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) became the world’s first solar-powered airport in 2015, when it transformed a patch of land previously reserved for cargo handling into a solar plant. The entrepreneurial vision won the airport in 2018 the much-coveted ‘Champion of the Earth’ award, which is the highest environmental honour granted by the United Nations.
Statement 3 is incorrect
- Largest floating solar photovoltaic project of India is not located in Goa.
- The following important FSPs are either commissioned or will be completed soon:
- Ramagundam Reservoir FSP of 100 MW in Telangana with a 100 MW plant is one of largest commissioned FSP in India.
- Omkareshwar Reservoir FSP of 600 MW in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, is being built on the Narmada River, which is presently used for a hydel project and is spread over 100 sq km. There would be six 100-MW units in a grid-connected photovoltaic project.
- Kayamkulam FSP: Tata Power Solar Systems has commissioned India’s one of the largest floating solar power projects, with a 101.6 MWp capacity, on a 350-acre water body in Kayamkulam, Kerala. It is the first Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) project in India under a power purchase agreement, with all generated power sold to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). This project supports India’s goal of achieving 500 GW of solar power by 2030.
