Team News Riveting
Ahmedabad, September 29
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has commissioned 600 MW World’s largest co-located Wind-Solar Hybrid power plant ‘’Hybrid Power Plant’’ at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
The plant has Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with SECI at Rs 2.69/kwh for 25 years. This Hybrid Power Plant has been implemented with cutting edge technology, consisting of 600 MW Solar and ~150 MW Wind plants. The Solar plant uses technologically superior Bi-facial PV modules and employs Horizontal Single-Axis Tracker (HSAT) technology to capture maximum energy from the sun. The co-located Hybrid Power Plant shall not only reduce intermittency of RE power, but shall also help the Nation in optimal utilisation of transmission network.
Earlier, in May 2022, AGEL had operationalized India’s first hybrid power plant with a capacity of 390 MW at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. With the successful commissioning of this 600 MW plant, AGEL now has a total operational generation capacity of ~6.7 GW, including operational hybrid power generation capacity of ~1 GW, the largest in the World. This puts AGEL’s total renewable portfolio of ~20.4 GW well on track to reach its vision of 45 GW capacity by 2030.
This 600 MW Hybrid plant is housed in two AGEL subsidiaries viz. Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer Two Ltd (AHEJ2L) and Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer Three Ltd (AHEJ3L).
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), a part of the India-based Adani Group, has one of the largest global renewable portfolios with an overall portfolio of 20.4 GW including operating, under-construction and awarded assets catering to investment-grade counterparties. The company develops, builds, owns, operates and maintains utility-scale grid-connected solar, wind farm and Hybrid plants. Key customers of AGEL include Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and various State Discoms. Listed in 2018, AGEL today is a USD 46 billion market cap company helping India meet its COP21 goals.
