RAS question
Bhadla Solar Park has total capacity of approximately:
Correct answer: (C) 2,245 MW.
Bhadla Solar Park at Bhadla, Jodhpur has an installed total capacity of approximately 2,245 MW.
Explanation
Bhadla Solar Park is an important fact about Rajasthan's renewable-energy economy, not merely a generic example of solar energy. According to the Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26, the park is located at Bhadla, Jodhpur. It has been commissioned in four phases and has a total installed capacity of 2,245 MW. Phase I is 65 MW, Phase II is 680 MW, Phase III is 1,000 MW and Phase IV is 500 MW; together, they add up to 2,245 MW. The Economic Review describes it as the largest solar park in the world. Its location, phase-wise capacities and total capacity make 2,245 MW a high-value exam figure. Approximately 2,245 MW is the installed capacity of the entire park, not that of a single phase or a proposed capacity; therefore, 500 MW, 1,000 MW and 5,000 MW are not the park's total capacity.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 500 MW is the capacity of Phase IV alone, not the total installed capacity of Bhadla Solar Park.
- (B) 1,000 MW is the capacity of Phase III alone; the total for all four phases is 2,245 MW.
- (D) The Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 gives Bhadla Solar Park's total capacity as 2,245 MW, not 5,000 MW.
Concept
This tests the role of renewable energy in Rajasthan's economy, especially flagship solar projects and their installed-capacity figures. Such facts recur in RAS because Bhadla brings together a specific location, public policy, the regional economy and a precise capacity figure.