December
Renewable Energy

Adani Group setting up world's largest green energy park in Gujarat will generate 30 GW of power

[Source - Hindustan Times , 07 December 2023]
Author
Amlan Bibhudatta

Notable because

After seeing considerable success over the last decade, India’s energy transition now faces a challenge of scale as RE capacity must grow 3x in the next seven years. Recently, Adani Green announced that it is setting up a 30 GW solar park over 726 sq km in Gujarat. Once functional, the plant will power over 20 million homes and serve as the world's largest solar park, overshadowing the current largest by over 10 times in terms of capacity.

What to look out for in the months ahead

When will the mega plant commence operations? And how many jobs will it generate during and beyond its EPC (Engineering, procurement, and construction)?