Ahmedabad: Adani Wind Energy Kutchh Five Limited (AWEK5L), a subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has commissioned a 130 MW wind power plant at Kutchh in Gujarat, an official statement said on Friday. The plant has a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) of 130 MW with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) at Rs 2.83/kWh. “With the successful commissioning of this plant, AGEL’s operational wind generation capacity has increased to 1,101 MW (1 GW) and the total operational renewable generation capacity has increased to 8,216 MW (8.2 GW). This places AGEL’s total renewable portfolio well on track to reach its vision of 45 GW capacity by 2030,” the statement added.
“The newly commissioned plant will be managed by Adani Group’s intelligent ‘Energy Network Operation Centre’ (ENOC) platform, which has continuously demonstrated and aided AGEL in achieving superior operational performance of its entire renewable portfolio spread across diverse locations in India,” the statement added.
“Through its successive projects, AGEL has continued to integrate the objective of sustainability with economic development, creating jobs as well as enabling decarbonisation in line with India’s commitment at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris and taking it one step closer towards Climate Leadership,” it said.
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), a part of 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 projects catering to investment-grade counterparties. The company develops, builds, owns, operates and maintains utility-scale grid-connected solar and wind farm projects. Key customers of AGEL include Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and various State Discoms.
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