Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) Union Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated ELECRAMA 2020, at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
(2) The focus of this year’s event is on e-mobility, energy storage, start-ups, grid transformation, and revenue security with special attention on small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Which of the following statement (s) is/are true?
(a) Only (1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Both (1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer :(c)
Related facts:
- On 18th January 2020,the Union Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated ELECRAMA 2020, at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh(UP).
- It’s a five-day event from January 18 to January 22, 2020.
- Elecrama is power industry event organised by IEEMA every two years.
- Over 1,300 exhibitors are participating in the event. Out of these about 450 are exhibitors from 120 nations.
- In the event, the government has set up a target of making India a USD 5 trillion economy and his industry will play a significant in achieving this goal.
- The UP government asked investors to invest in UP, as Uttar Pradesh government has set a target of installing 2,000 MW of solar power generation capacity every year.
- UP government has given 1.2 crore power connections in past two years.
- The goal to achieve triple per capita consumption was also setup to reach the global average of 3600 units.
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=197498
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/union-ministers-prakash-javadekar-r-k-singh-inaugurate-elecrama-2020/73368598