Published on: April 15, 2024
KHAVDA RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK
KHAVDA RENEWABLE ENERGY PARK
NEWS – Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) recently established the world’s largest renewable energy park in Gujarat’s Khavda region.
HIGHLIGHTS
- OVERVIEW
- Located in Khavda, Gujarat’s Kutch region
- Boasts a 45 GW capacity primarily from solar energy
- Second-best solar radiation in India after Ladakh
- Ideal Location
- Wind speeds five times higher than the plains
- Just one kilometer from the Pakistan border
- Buffer zone maintained by BSF
- Infrastructure Development
- Originally accessed via a modest airstrip
- Expansion plans for significant clean energy ventures
- Spanning 538 square kilometers, five times the size of Paris
- Investment and Capacity
- AGEL’s investment of Rs 1.5 lakh crore
- Generates 30 megawatts of clean electricity
- Includes 26 GW of solar and 4 GW of wind capacity
- Projected Impact
- Estimated to generate 81 billion units of electricity
- Enough to power entire nations like Belgium, Chile, and Switzerland