Multiple choice

Consider the following facts about Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission -

  1. It is a sub-mission launched under Electricity Act, 2003
  2. The key-implementing agency for this plan would be National Thermal Power Corporation.
  3. The Solar Mission aims to generate 22 GW (or 22,000 MW) of solar energy capacity by the end of 15th five year plan.

Which of the above are not true?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. All three
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D Correct answer
Explanation

India's pet mission - the National Solar Mission under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), was launched on 11th January 2010, nearly two years after the release of the NAPCC in June 2008.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will be the key implementing agency for the solar mission. However, the power-trading arm of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will be focal point for power purchase over the next three years. The Solar Mission aims to generate 22 GW (or 22,000 MW) of solar energy capacity by 2022 which marks the end of India's thirteenth Five Year Plan.

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