The Government of India has sanctioned an Intra-state power transmission and distribution scheme for how many renewable-rich states?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → 8
The Green Energy Corridor scheme builds transmission lines and substations so that power from solar and wind projects can be carried into the grid. Its Intra-State Transmission System part, Phase I, was sanctioned in 2015 for 8 renewable-rich states:
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
The cost was shared as a grant from the Centre, a loan from the German bank KfW, and the states’ own share.
Note: The question does not say which phase of the scheme it means:
Phase I covers 8 states, which is Option (1), the answer given by NTA.
Phase II (approved by the Union Cabinet on 6 January 2022) covers 7 states — Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh — which is Option (4).
NTA’s ‘has sanctioned’ points to a sanction almost ten years old.