Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), India’s largest renewable energy (RE) company and the second-largest solar photovoltaic (PV) developer in the world, has begun to generate electricity at its 551MW solar capacity in Khavda, Gujarat, and supply power to the country’s national grid.
AGEL achieved this milestone within 12 months of commencing work on the Khavda RE park, starting with the development of basic infrastructure, including roads and connectivity, and creating a self-sustaining social ecosystem. AGEL also transformed the challenging and barren terrain of the Rann of Kutch into a habitable environment for its 8,000-strong workforce.
AGEL plans to develop 30GW of renewable energy capacity at the Khavda RE park and it is expected to be operational within the next five years. When completed, it will be the largest renewable energy installation in the world, powering 16.1 million homes each year. With proven expertise in developing large-scale renewable projects, a robust supply chain network and technological prowess, AGEL is ideally positioned to build this record-setting giga-scale plant with no parallel in the world’s clean energy sector.
The region features one of the best wind and solar resources in the country, which makes it ideal for giga-scale renewable energy schemes. AGEL conducted extensive studies and deployed multiple innovative solutions to accelerate the development of the plant and in the process, it is supporting the development of an indigenous and sustainable supply chain.
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani said: “Adani Green Energy is creating one of the world’s most extensive renewable energy ecosystems for solar and wind. Through bold and innovative projects like the Khavda RE plant, AGEL continues to set higher global benchmarks and rewrite the world’s planning and execution standards for giga-scale renewable energy projects.
“This milestone is a validation of the Adani Group’s commitment and leading role in accelerating India’s equitable clean energy transition journey towards its ambitious goals of 500GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and carbon neutrality.”