Consider the following statements:
- 1.Gujarat has the largest solar park in India.
- 2.Kerala has a fully solar powered International Airport.
- 3.Goa has the largest floating solar photovoltaic project in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) 2 only
Only statement 2 is correct: Cochin International Airport in Kerala was the world's first fully solar powered airport. In the exam year the largest solar park was Bhadla in Rajasthan, not a Gujarat park, and Goa did not host India's largest floating solar project.
- ✗ 1. The Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan has a total capacity of 2,245 MW, which made it the largest operating solar park in India when this question was set.
- ✓ 2. UNEP calls Cochin International Airport, in Kerala, the world's first solar powered airport.
- ✗ 3. In the exam year (2022) India's largest floating solar project was NTPC's 100 MW plant at Ramagundam in Telangana, which the Ministry of Power announced as fully operational on 1 July 2022. It is not in Goa.
- • Since then A Central Electricity Authority report of September 2025 shows Gujarat's planned solar-park capacity (12,150 MW, including the Khavda parks) now above Rajasthan's (11,355 MW). The answer for 2022 is unchanged.
Remember · Bhadla (Rajasthan, 2,245 MW) was India's largest operating solar park in 2022; Cochin Airport (Kerala) is the world's first fully solar powered airport.
Sources
- NASA Earthdata, Bhadla Solar Park, India ↗ “The Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan, India, which is shown in these true-color reflectance (nadir bidirectional reflectance distribution function [BRDF] adjusted) comparison images, covers an area of 56 square kilometers and has a total capacity of 2,245 megawatts”
- UNEP, How trade helped Cochin International become the world’s first solar powered airport ↗ “At Cochin International Airport, the world’s first solar powered airport, switching to solar was not just an environmental decision, but also a business decision.”
- PIB, Ministry of Power: India's largest floating solar power project commissioned (1 July 2022) ↗ “NTPC declared Commercial Operation of the final part capacity of 20 MW out of 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project at Ramagundam, Telangana”
- Central Electricity Authority, Quarterly Status Report on Development of Solar Parks / UMREPPs (September 2025) ↗ “2. Chhattisgarh 100 0 100 0 100 3. Gujarat 12150 2295 9855 8855 1000”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2022, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 1 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·