In which region of Madhya Pradesh is the Solar Floating Project of 600 MW capacity proposed?
- (a)Gandhi Sagar
- (b)Omkareshwar
- (c)Amarkantak
- (d)Bargi
Correct — B, Omkareshwar. The 600 MW Omkareshwar Floating Solar Park is being developed on the reservoir of the Omkareshwar Dam on the Narmada river in Khandwa district, with panels floating on the dam's backwaters. It is developed by Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Ltd (RUMSL) with SJVN, NHDC and AMP Energy as the first-phase developers, and was designed to become one of the world's largest floating solar parks.
- (a)Gandhi Sagar — A reservoir on the Chambal river (near Mandsaur) best known as MP's pumped-storage hydro site — not the floating solar project.
- (c)Amarkantak — The plateau in Anuppur district where the Narmada and Son rivers originate — a pilgrimage/origin site, not a solar project location.
- (d)Bargi — A dam on the Narmada near Jabalpur, used for irrigation and hydropower — not linked to this floating solar project.
Floating solar (floatovoltaics) places photovoltaic panels on a reservoir's water surface instead of on land — this saves land, water cooling improves panel efficiency, and the panels also reduce reservoir evaporation. Madhya Pradesh has built its flagship floating solar project on the Narmada reservoir at Omkareshwar in Khandwa district.
MPPSC likes testing 'which MP dam/reservoir hosts project X' — Omkareshwar's identity (Narmada river, Khandwa district) recurs across both geography and current-affairs questions, so anchor the place first and then attach whatever fact is being asked about it.
- Omkareshwar Floating Solar Park: on the Narmada river reservoir, Khandwa district, MP
- Planned capacity 600 MW; first phase (~278 MW) developed by SJVN, NHDC and AMP Energy under RUMSL
- First phase inaugurated by PM Modi on 25 December 2024
- Designed to be among the world's largest floating solar parks
- Confusing Omkareshwar (floating solar) with Rewa (MP's pioneering ground-mounted ultra-mega solar park)
- Mixing up Narmada dams with Chambal dams — Gandhi Sagar is actually on the Chambal, not the Narmada
Expect 'X MW solar/floating-solar project is located at __' or 'Omkareshwar is on which river' — always anchor Omkareshwar → Narmada → Khandwa district.
With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?
- (a) Chambal
- (b) Narmada
- (c) Tapi
- (d) Bhima
Answer(b) Narmada
Same place, same river anchor — Omkareshwar sits on the Narmada in Khandwa district, the same location fact this MPPSC question's answer depends on.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Omkareshwar Floating Solar Power Park is developed on the reservoir of which river?
- (a)Narmada
- (b)Chambal
- (c)Tapi
- (d)Betwa
Answer(a) Narmada.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL), which is developing the Omkareshwar floating solar project, belongs to which state?
- (a)Rajasthan
- (b)Madhya Pradesh
- (c)Gujarat
- (d)Telangana
Answer(b) Madhya Pradesh.