How much renewable energy is the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme designed to help evacuate across states and union territories?
- A.Up to 85 GW
- B.Up to 135 GW
- C.Up to 250 GW
- D.Up to 500 GW
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Explanation
The correct answer is up to 135 GW. GEC-III strengthens the Intra-State Transmission System precisely so that renewable power of this scale can be moved from where it is generated into the grid inside states and union territories. Option A is wrong because no such figure is attached to the scheme. Option C is wrong as well; it is a plausible-looking round number but does not describe the evacuation capacity that the scheme targets. Option D is wrong because the only far larger number tied to this decision is the separate goal of installed non-fossil capacity of 900 GW by 2035, which is a generation target for the whole country and not a transmission figure for this scheme. Along with the wires, GEC-III funds 50 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems to smooth out intermittency, congestion, curtailment at peak hours and demand during non-solar hours.
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Practice Questions
What is the total project outlay approved for the Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme?
- A.Rs 54,082 crore
- B.Rs 1,36,378 crore
- C.Rs 1,86,405 crore
- D.Rs 2,50,000 crore
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The correct answer is Rs 1,86,405 crore, the full outlay approved for the scheme.
Read the full explanation →Under GEC-III, greenfield intra-state transmission projects will be implemented through which route?
- A.Tariff Based Competitive Bidding
- B.Cost Plus Basis
- C.Nomination to central public sector undertakings
- D.Swiss challenge method
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Every greenfield project under the transmission component of GEC-III goes through this route, with Transmission Service Providers taking part on a Build-Own-Operate-Maintain model, abbreviated BOOM.
Read the full explanation →The Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme is expected to support which national capacity target?
- A.500 GW installed non-fossil capacity by 2030
- B.900 GW installed non-fossil capacity by 2035
- C.450 GW installed solar capacity by 2040
- D.1,200 GW installed renewable capacity by 2047
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The scheme is described as an aid to reaching that target, since new renewable capacity is of little use unless the power it makes can be carried to load centres.
Read the full explanation →In the road dust review, how much of the targeted road length in NCR had been redeveloped?
- A.3,221 km of 5,480 km
- B.5,480 km of 6,747 km
- C.2,298 km of 3,221 km
- D.2,345 km of 5,480 km
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Road-owning agencies were told to give priority to repairing potholes, damaged footpaths and central verges and to pave roads end to end as the CAQM framework requires, backed by surveys using artificial intelligence.
Read the full explanation →PAVAN, which brings air quality, emission, weather, satellite and compliance data onto one platform, belongs to which body?
- A.India Meteorological Department
- B.Commission for Air Quality Management
- C.National Green Tribunal
- D.Municipal Corporation of Delhi
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PAVAN stands for the Platform for Air Quality Vigilance and Analytics for NCR, and it is CAQM’s own platform, built so that air quality readings, emission data, meteorological information, satellite inputs and compliance records can be seen together instead of in separate silos.
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