Adani plans world's largest hybrid energy plant in Gujarat

21 Jul 2023 CW Team

Adani Group will build the world's largest hybrid power bank in the Khavda desert which is in Gujarat's Kutch district. Making this announcement, the company has reiterated its plan to create 45 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. When operational, the park will produce 20 GW of green energy.

Elaborating on the plans to build the hybrid power bank, Adani Group's Chairman said, "We are now building the largest hybrid renewables park in the world — right in the middle of the desert — in Khavda. It will be the most complex and ambitious project that we have ever executed."

The company intends to build the facility faster than any project in its execution history, Gautam Adani added. The project will be developed under Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL).

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