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India Makes Significant Advances in Renewable Energy with the Construction of a Hybrid Wind and Solar Power Plant in the Desert, Which, When Completed, Will Have an Impressive Capacity of 30GW.
From the heart of the vast salt desert, located on the border between India and Pakistan, emerges an ambitious project that promises to become the largest renewable energy complex in the world by its completion in 2027. This project, known as Khavda Hybrid Plant – named after the nearest village – will combine wind and solar technologies. According to the project managers, the magnitude of this undertaking will be so vast it could be visible from space.
Wind and Solar Power Plant in the Indian Desert Will Feature US$ 2.26 Billion in Investments
At the construction site, thousands of workers are installing pillars on which the solar panels will be mounted. The pillars rise like perfectly aligned concrete cacti, stretching as far as the eye can see.
Other workers are developing the foundations for the installation of large wind turbines and are also transporting construction materials, building substations, and installing miles of wires. When the project in the Indian desert is completed, it will be approximately the size of Singapore, spanning over 736 km². The government of the country estimates that its cost will be at least US$ 2.26 billion (11.1 billion reais).
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The shift to renewable energy is a critical issue at the ongoing COP28 climate conference. What makes this hybrid plant so unique is the fact that it is being installed right in the middle of the Rann of Kutch, in Gujarat state, in western India.
The Rann is a vast desert of salt and marsh that is at least 70 km away from the nearest human settlement, but only a short truck trip from the army of one of the world’s most tense international borders, separating two South Asian countries.
Wind and Solar Power Plant Will Have 30 GW of Power
When Associated Press visited the renewable energy park, two days of heavy out-of-season rains left the ground muddy and waterlogged, since the only drainage for water in this rugged terrain is evaporation.
This further complicated the situation for the workers. Despite the unfavorable conditions, around 4,000 workers and 500 engineers have been living in makeshift camps for almost a year, working hard to get the hybrid plant in the desert up and running.
Once completed, the wind and solar power plant will provide 30 GW of renewable energy annually, enough to power nearly 18 million Indian homes. Considering that India plans to install 500 GW of clean energy by the end of the decade and achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, this project is expected to make a significant contribution to the transition of the world’s most populous country toward sustainable energy.
India Has a Long Way to Go to the Wind and Solar Power Plant
About 200 km from the desert where the hybrid plant will be installed, in the industrial city of Mundra, the Adani Group is producing components for the wind and solar power plant. It is one of the few places in India where a large part of the solar energy components is produced from scratch.
Some of the factories operate like laboratories, with protective gear, face masks, and helmets, to avoid dust particles that can damage the solar cells.
The neighboring wind energy factory plans to produce 300 turbines per year, with each blade measuring approximately 79 meters and weighing 22 tons. Each wind turbine has the capacity to produce 5.2 MW of clean energy. These will be the largest in India.
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