With reference to solar power production in India, consider the following statements:1. India is the third largest in the world in the manufacture of silicon wafers used in photovoltaic units.2. The solar power tariffs are determined by the Solar Energy Corporation of India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
✓ Correct answer: d) Neither 1 nor 2
ExplanationStatement 1 is incorrect: India does not rank third in silicon wafer manufacturing.The top three manufacturers are China, Taiwan, and South Korea.India still imports most of its solar photovoltaic (PV) wafers.Statement 2 is incorrect: Solar tariffs in India are not deter- mined by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), but by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) and state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) through compet- itive bidding.158
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