PM KUSUM & Atal Vayo, JJM, Atal Bhujal Flashcards
When was PM KUSUM launched?
2019
PM KUSUM (2019) full form?
Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utham Mahabhig Yojana
Aim of PM KUSUM
Solarisation of Agriculture
* Providie water & energy security.
* Achieve 30.8GW solar power capacity by 2026.
* Reducing diesel consumption & import bill of petroleum
Farmers will be Annadata & Urjadata
According to India’s NDCs, India has committed to increase the share of installed capacity of electric power from non-fossil fuel sources to ____ by year ____?
increase to 40% by 2030
The share of non-fossil fuel sources in India’s total installed electricity generation capacity reached ____% as on Oct 2023. India is committed to achieving ____% non-fossil based installed electricity capacity by 2030.
44%
50%
PM Kusum is under ministry of? it has how many components?
MoNRE
3 components
Aim of Component A of PM KUSUM (2019)
Decentralised 10,000 MW ground stilt mounted, solar power plants
of 2 MW capacity
Aim of Component B of PM KUSUM (2019)
Installing 20L stand-alone solar pumps in agri
Allocation division of component B of PM KUSUM
- 30% allocation by centre rest 70% by beneficiary - general
- 50% by centre - NER/Himachal/Islands
Aim of Component C of PM KUSUM (2019)
Solarisation of 35 lakh Grid Connected agri pumps through:
* Individual pump solarisation
* Feeder level solarisation
Beneficiaries of Component B & C of PM KUSUM
individual farmers, Water Use Associations, PACS, Community Cluster Based irrigation system
Under PM KUSUM, farmers can install grid connected solar power plants up to ____ MW
2MW
Which component of PM KUSUM has been included in Priority Sector Lending by RBI
Component A
Competitive rates for banks and on soft terms
In PM KUSUM, MNRE in 2020 increased the scope of the scheme by including ____ lands owned by farmers.
Pasture and marshy lands
PM KUSUM completion period has been increased from 9 months to ____ ?
12 months
____ is one of the largest initiatives in the world to provide clean energy to more than 3.5 million farmers
PM KUSUM
Solar Power Plants will be preferably installed within a ____ km radius of notified sub-station to avoid high cost of transmission
5 km radius
For Component A, agreement with DISCOMS are for ____ years
25 years