RAS question
Which state recorded the highest renewable energy curtailment in the CREA snapshot cited in the report?
Correct answer: (B) Gujarat.
Gujarat recorded the highest renewable energy curtailment in the cited CREA Q4 2025-26 India Energy Snapshot.
Explanation
The cited CREA snapshot says renewable energy curtailment in Q4 2025-26 was largely concentrated in high-renewable states, with Gujarat in Western India accounting for the highest share. It records Gujarat's direct curtailment at 20 GW, or 57 MU, of solar power and 3 GW, or 4.6 MU, of wind power. That is why Gujarat, not Rajasthan or any other listed state, is the answer. The point tested is not merely which state has a large renewable base; it is which state the cited report specifically identifies as having the highest curtailment in this snapshot.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Rajasthan is a high-renewable state, but the cited snapshot identifies Gujarat, not Rajasthan, as accounting for the highest share of renewable energy curtailment.
- (C) Madhya Pradesh appears in the report's wider state-level power context, but it is not named as the state with the highest renewable energy curtailment in the cited snapshot.
- (D) Maharashtra is mentioned for peak demand in Western India, but the renewable curtailment section gives the highest curtailment share to Gujarat.
Concept
This tests renewable energy grid integration, especially curtailment when generation cannot be fully absorbed by the system. It recurs in RAS Environment and Economy questions because Rajasthan-exam current affairs often link renewable expansion with grid flexibility and state-level energy management.