Hybrid Energy Park near Indo Pak Border

Why in news?

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Kutch to lay the foundation stone for a  hybrid renewable energy park close to the Indo-Pak border in Kutch district.

About the park:

• The proposed park is a 30,000 MW (megawatt) hybrid renewable energy park close to the Indo-Pak border in Kutch district.
• The project is billed as the largest of its kind in the world.
• It is located on 72,600 hectares of wasteland near Khavda, 72 km north of Bhuj, close to the international border with Pakistan in Kutch.
• The renewable energy park will have two zones:
  • A 49,600-hectare hybrid park zone that will accommodate wind and solar power plants of 24,800 MW capacity
  • An exclusive wind park zone spread over 23,000 hectares.
• The exclusive wind park zone will come up within 1-6 km of the international border.
•  The hybrid park zone will be located 6 km from the border. The Border Security Force is already present in the area.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements regarding India’s electricity production:
1.Thermal energy is the highest contributor to power production.
2.Solar energy contributes more than wind energy to national production.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to prelims question