Question : PM Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth recently(January 2022) inaugurated and laid foundation ston of various projects in Mauritius through virtual medium. Which of the following is one of them ?
a. 8 MW Solar PV Farm project
b. 6 MW Solar PV Farm project
c. 4 MW Solar PV Farm project
d. 3 MW Solar PV Farm project
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- PM Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth recently(January 2022) inaugurated and laid foundation stone of various projects in Mauritius through virtual medium. These projects are —
- The Social Housing Units Project(implemented as part of the vibrant development partnership between India and Mauritius)
- Construction of a state-of-the-art Civil Service College(Prime Minister acknowledged the importance of Civil Service College project in nation building and offered to share learnings of Mission Karmayogi)
- 8 MW Solar PV Farm (it involves the installation of 25,000 PV cells to generate approximately 14 GWh of green energy annually)
Key fact —
It is notable that Government of India in May 2016 had extended a grant of US$ 353 mn to the Government of Mauritius as Special Economic Package (SEP) to execute five priority projects identified by Government of Mauritius, among others.
By – Pankaj Pandey