Operationalizes the
first 250 MW wind capacity at Khavda
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Deployed Wind
Turbine Generators (WTG) of 5.2 MW capacity each, India’s largest and one of
the world’s most powerful onshore WTG
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With this, the cumulative
operational capacity at Khavda plant stands at 2,250 MW of the 30,000 MW
planned by 2029; 2,000 MW solar capacity operationalized in FY24
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Khavda will consist
of 4 GW wind and 26 GW solar capacity upon completion
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India’s
largest renewable energy (RE) company has operationalized 250 MW wind capacity at
the world’s largest 30,000 MW renewable energy plant at Khavda, Gujarat. With
this milestone, 2,250 MW of cumulative capacity has been made operational at the
Khavda plant. It further strengthens AGEL’s leadership in India with the
largest operational portfolio of 11,184 MW.
Wind energy is important to India’s energy mix
to ensure round-the-clock renewable energy supply by harnessing the
complementary generation patterns of wind at night and solar in the day.
Further, wind energy contributes to grid balancing by diversifying energy
sources and combined with storage, can strengthen the renewable baseload power.
Khavda has one of
the best wind resources in India, with speeds of ~8 meters per second making it
an ideal location to harness wind energy. The Khavda Renewable Energy plant is equipped
with one of the world’s largest and most powerful onshore wind turbine
generators (WTG) of 5.2 MW capacity each. The WTGs with high rated capacity enable
optimal land use to harness higher energy yield from the same location and
bringing down the levelized cost of energy (LCOE).
The 5.2 MW turbine
features a rotor diameter of 160 meters and a tip height of 200 meters,
equivalent to Statue of Unity, world’s tallest located in Gujarat. The 5.2 MW
WTGs installed at Khavda are built with superior German technology and manufactured
at Adani New Industries Limited’s (ANIL) integrated manufacturing ecosystem strategically
located near the Mundra port. It is a testament to AGEL’s commitment of building
indigenous supply chain and bolstering the ‘Made in India’ vision.
AGEL has
transformed the Khavda barren wasteland into a hub of clean and affordable
energy. The energy from the Khavda RE plant can power 16.1 million homes each
year. With proven expertise in developing ultra largescale renewable projects, a
robust supply chain network and technological prowess, AGEL is best positioned
to build this record-setting giga-scale plant with no parallel in the world’s
clean energy sector.
AGEL conducted extensive studies and deployed multiple
innovative solutions to accelerate the development of the plant. In the
process, it is supporting the development of an indigenous and sustainable
supply chain.
The World’s
largest renewable energy plant at Khavda, stands a beacon of accelerating the
global decarbonization efforts and India’s sustainable progress.