World's largest solar tree has been installed in which state of India?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

Punjab Police Constable Previous year Paper (held On: 25 Sept 2021)

Answer 1

The correct answer is West Bengal.

Key Points

Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) has developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree.
It is installed at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony, Durgapur, West Bengal.
The installed capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 kilowatts peak (kWp).
It has the annual capacity to generate 12,000-14,000 units of Clean and Green Power.
There are a total of 35 Solar PV Panels in each tree with a capacity of 330 wp each.
The inclination of the arms holding the Solar PV Panels are flexible and can be adjusted as per requirement.
This feature is not available in Roof-Mounted Solar facilities.
Each Solar Tree will cost Rs 7.5 lakhs.
The interested MSMEs can align their Business Model with the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme for farmers, for developing a Renewable Energy based Energy Grid.