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Answer : 2. "Nepal"
Upper Karnali Hydro-Electric Power Project, recently seen in the news, is located in which country?
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Upper Karnali Hydro-Electric Power Project, recently seen in the news, is located in which country?
- 1Bhutanfalse
- 2Nepaltrue
- 3Indiafalse
- 4Myanmarfalse
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Answer : 2. "Nepal"
Explanation :
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) will invest ₹290 crore in the 900 MW Upper Karnali Hydro-Electric Power Project on Nepal’s Karnali River. This run-of-the-river project will supply power to Nepal, India, and Bangladesh for 25 years. Awarded to GMR Upper Karnali Hydro Power Limited in 2008, it will generate 3,466 million units of electricity annually, offsetting two million tons of greenhouse gas emissions.