Energy Infrastructure MCQ

Question 1

Consider the following statements:
1. Southern Grid was synchronously connected with the rest of the national power grid on December 31, 2013.
2. The connection was achieved through the Raichur-Solapur 765 kV single-circuit transmission line.
3. The December 2013 interconnection made India a national grid of about 532 GW installed generation capacity.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is false because the PIB release described the system then as having about 232 GW of installed generation capacity, not 532 GW.

Question 2

Consider the following statements about the Green Energy Corridor:
1. Green Energy Corridor Phase-II is an intra-state transmission system scheme.
2. Phase-II provides for about 10,750 circuit kilometres of transmission lines and about 27,500 MVA of substation transformation capacity.
3. Phase-II is meant to evacuate about 24 GW of renewable energy in eight states.
4. Green Energy Corridor-Inter-State commissioned about 3,200 circuit kilometres of transmission lines in March 2020.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Phase-II is for the intra-state transmission system, with about 10,750 circuit kilometres and 27,500 MVA, while the inter-state component had about 3,200 circuit kilometres commissioned in March 2020. Statement 3 is incorrect because the 24 GW/eight-state description belongs to Phase-I; Phase-II facilitates about 20 GW in seven states.

Question 3

Consider the following statements about the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme:
1. It aims to reduce AT&C losses at pan-India level to 12-15 percent.
2. Its duration is from FY 2021-22 to FY 2024-25.
3. Its release of funds is linked to results and reforms.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: the target is 12-15 percent AT&C losses. Statement 2 is incorrect: the scheme duration is five years from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26, not FY 2024-25. Statement 3 is correct because fund release is linked to results and reforms.

Question 4

Consider the following statements about the National Solar Mission scale-up:
1. The Union Cabinet approved raising the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission target to 1,00,000 MW by 2022.
2. The target was to principally comprise 40 GW rooftop and 60 GW large and medium scale grid-connected solar projects.
3. The target was to be met entirely through rooftop projects, with no large or medium scale grid-connected solar projects.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Cabinet-approved scale-up raised the target to 1,00,000 MW and split it principally between 40 GW rooftop and 60 GW large/medium grid-connected projects. Statement 3 is false because the plan explicitly included large and medium scale grid-connected solar projects.

Question 5

Consider the following statements about the Solar Parks scheme:
1. The Government has implemented a scheme for setting up 50 solar parks with aggregate capacity of 40,000 MW.
2. These parks are meant to provide developed infrastructure for installation of solar power projects.
3. The central support for park development is fixed only at Rs. 50 lakh per MW, irrespective of project cost.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The PIB release states 50 solar parks of 40,000 MW and their developed-infrastructure purpose. Statement 3 is false because assistance is up to Rs. 20 lakh per MW or 30% of project cost, whichever is lower, plus DPR assistance.

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