750 Megawatt (MW) Solar Power Plant is situated in which district of Madhya Pradesh?

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Correct — B, Reewa (the district is correctly spelt Rewa). The 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park is built at Gurh in Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. It was one of India's largest single-site solar parks when commissioned in 2020 — three units of 250 MW each — and became well known as the first solar project to supply an inter-state open-access consumer, providing a large share of the Delhi Metro's electricity. Hence the 750 MW plant is in Rewa.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A district in the same Vindhya region as Rewa, but the 750 MW ultra-mega solar park is at Gurh in Rewa, not Satna.  (c) A district in the Mahakoshal region better known for tribal areas and Kanha's buffer; it does not host the 750 MW solar park.  (d) Neemuch (Malwa region) does have solar generation, but the specific 750 MW Ultra Mega Solar plant referred to here is the Rewa park.

Concept: The Rewa Ultra Mega Solar (750 MW) is a flagship solar park under India's push for grid-scale renewable energy. Large 'ultra-mega' solar parks cluster many photovoltaic units on one site to cut costs; Rewa achieved then-record-low tariffs and pioneered supplying power across state boundaries (to the Delhi Metro), which is why it is frequently quoted in MPPSC and current-affairs papers.

State PCS 2020 Q33 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2020 Q33 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer