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Option 4 : Madhya Pradesh

The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh.

  • In November 2021, Madhya Pradesh's chief minister launched three solar power projects worth Rs. 5,250 crore.

  • Madhya Pradesh's Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R.K. Singh laid the foundation stone of 1500 MW capacity solar power parks in Agar, Shajapur, and Neemuch districts.
  • The project is of the cost of Rs 5250 crores.
  • The ministers also signed contracts with private investors for the Pradhan Mantri Kusum yojana while Urja Saksharta Abhiyaan was also launched for the purpose of public awareness in the field of energy conservation.
  • The scheme is fast-moving towards fulfilling the target of PM Narendra Modi of meeting 50 per cent of the country’s energy requirement by 2030 with solar energy.
  • In these solar projects of 1500 MW, 2 units of 550 MW in Agar, 3 units of 450 MW in Shajapur and 3 units of 500 MW capacity in Neemuch districts will be installed.
  • Power generation from the projects will start in March 2023.
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