UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — ‘CIL spent ₹961 crore in ongoing fiscal year as capex on solar’
Q1. By which one of the following financial years does Coal India Limited (CIL) aim to install 3,000 MW of renewable solar capacity, as part of its declared Net-Zero pathway?
- A. FY 2025-26
- B. FY 2026-27
- C. FY 2027-28
- D. FY 2029-30
Q2. With reference to Coal India Limited's (CIL) renewable energy diversification, consider the following statements:
1. CIL Rajasthan Akshay Urja Limited, incorporated in 2025, is a joint venture in which CIL holds a 74% equity stake.
2. CIL Solar PV Limited was incorporated as a Special Purpose Vehicle for a solar photovoltaic manufacturing facility.
3. The 1,190 MW solar power project in Rajasthan is being executed as a joint venture between CIL and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited.
4. CIL's first solar power supply agreement was signed with the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited.
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly described?
- CIL Rajasthan Akshay Urja Limited, incorporated in 2025, is a joint venture in which CIL holds a 74% equity stake.
- CIL Solar PV Limited was incorporated as a Special Purpose Vehicle for a solar photovoltaic manufacturing facility.
- The 1,190 MW solar power project in Rajasthan is being executed as a joint venture between CIL and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited.
- CIL's first solar power supply agreement was signed with the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited.
- A. 4 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 2, 3 and 4 only
Q3. What is the cumulative renewable energy installation target (in MW) that Coal Ministry Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) — taken together — are mandated to achieve by 2027?
- A. 3,000 MW
- B. 5,500 MW
- C. 7,281 MW
- D. 9,000 MW
Q4. CIL Rajasthan Akshay Urja Limited, the renewable energy subsidiary incorporated in 2025, has been set up by Coal India Limited as a joint venture with which one of the following Rajasthan state entities?
- A. Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited
- B. Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited
- C. Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Limited
- D. Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited
Q5. With reference to Coal India Limited's solar capital expenditure during April 2025 to January 2026 compared with the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, consider the following statements:
1. The solar capex registered more than a two-fold jump over the year-ago figure of about ₹412 crore.
2. The capex of ₹961 crore achieved during this period exceeded the full-year FY 2025-26 solar capex target.
3. The achievement against the progressive solar capex target for the period stood at less than 100 per cent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The solar capex registered more than a two-fold jump over the year-ago figure of about ₹412 crore.
- The capex of ₹961 crore achieved during this period exceeded the full-year FY 2025-26 solar capex target.
- The achievement against the progressive solar capex target for the period stood at less than 100 per cent.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3