A monumental Rs 1.63 trillion (15.8 billion Pounds) wind and solar power project, the Khavda Renewable Energy Park, has started its initial contributions to India's national grid. Located in Gujarat, this vast project spans approximately 200 square miles, making it five times larger than Paris and visible from space.
According to a report by the UK-based Daily Express, the Khavda Renewable Energy Park is poised to be a game-changer in the global renewable energy landscape. Upon completion, it will generate enough electricity to power 20 million homes in India, a nation with a population exceeding 1.4 billion. The project is set to account for over nine percent of India's total renewable energy production and will be the largest power plant of any kind on the planet.
Sagar Adani, executive director of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), the company behind the project, emphasized India's crucial role in leading sustainable energy efforts. Adani told CNN, "If India does what China did, if India does what Europe did, if India does what the US did, then we are all in for a very, very bleak climatic future." He highlighted the catastrophic impact of adding 800 GW of coal-fired thermal capacity, which would nullify global sustainable energy efforts in terms of carbon emissions.
While acknowledging India's continued reliance on coal, Adani stressed the country's significant progress in renewable energy. Gautam Adani, Sagar's uncle and Asia's second-richest man, confirmed at the company's AGM that this initiative represents the largest hybrid renewables park in the world. "This will be the most complex and ambitious project we have ever executed," said Gautam Adani.
Gautam Adani further detailed the project's scope, stating, "Spread over 72,000 acres, this project will be capable of generating 20 GW of green energy. And we intend to build it faster than any project in our execution history." He also took to social media platform X to express his pride, writing, "Proud to play a crucial role in India's impressive strides in renewable energy as we build the world's largest green energy park. This monumental project, covering 726 sq km in the challenging Rann desert, is visible even from space. We will generate 30GW to power over 20 million homes."
(WIth ANI Inputs)
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