Adani Green Begins Wind Power Generation from The World’s Largest Renewable Energy Plant

Operationalizes the first 250 MW wind capacity at Khavda

– Deployed Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) of 5.2 MW capacity each, India’s largest and one of the world’s most powerful onshore WTG

– With this, the cumulative operational capacity at Khavda plant stands at 2,250 MW of the 30,000 MW planned by 2029; 2,000 MW solar capacity operationalized in FY24

– Khavda will consist of 4 GW wind and 26 GW solar capacity upon completion

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India’s largest renewable energy (RE) company has operationalized 250 MW wind capacity at the world’s largest 30,000 MW renewable energy plant at Khavda, Gujarat. With this milestone, 2,250 MW of cumulative capacity has been made operational at the Khavda plant. It further strengthens AGEL’s leadership in India with the largest operational portfolio of 11,184 MW.

Wind energy is important to India’s energy mix to ensure round-the-clock renewable energy supply by harnessing the complementary generation patterns of wind at night and solar in the day. Further, wind energy contributes to grid balancing by diversifying energy sources and combined with storage, can strengthen the renewable baseload power.

Khavda has one of the best wind resources in India, with speeds of ~8 meters per second making it an ideal location to harness wind energy. The Khavda Renewable Energy plant is equipped with one of the world’s largest and most powerful onshore wind turbine generators (WTG) of 5.2 MW capacity each. The WTGs with high rated capacity enable optimal land use to harness higher energy yield from the same location and bringing down the levelized cost of energy (LCOE).

The 5.2 MW turbine features a rotor diameter of 160 meters and a tip height of 200 meters, equivalent to Statue of Unity, world’s tallest located in Gujarat. The 5.2 MW WTGs installed at Khavda are built with superior German technology and manufactured at Adani New Industries Limited’s (ANIL) integrated manufacturing ecosystem strategically located near the Mundra port. It is a testament to AGEL’s commitment of building indigenous supply chain and bolstering the ‘Made in India’ vision.

AGEL has transformed the Khavda barren wasteland into a hub of clean and affordable energy. The energy from the Khavda RE plant can power 16.1 million homes each year. With proven expertise in developing ultra largescale renewable projects, a robust supply chain network and technological prowess, AGEL is best positioned to build this record-setting giga-scale plant with no parallel in the world’s clean energy sector.

AGEL conducted extensive studies and deployed multiple innovative solutions to accelerate the development of the plant. (For more information, refer to the Khavda background note). In the process, it is supporting the development of an indigenous and sustainable supply chain.  The World’s largest renewable energy plant at Khavda, stands a beacon of accelerating the global decarbonization efforts and India’s sustainable progress.

About Adani Green Energy Limited

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) is India’s largest and one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies enabling the clean energy transition. AGEL develops, owns, and operates utility scale grid-connected solar, wind, hybrid and hydro pumped storage renewable power plants. AGEL  currently has an operating renewable portfolio of over 11.1 GW, the largest in India, spread across 12 states. AGEL is credited with developing several landmark renewable energy power plants. The company has set a target of achieving 50 GW by 2030 aligned to India’s decarbonization goals. AGEL is focused on leveraging technology to reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) in pursuit of enabling largescale adoption of affordable clean energy. AGEL’s operating portfolio is certified ‘water positive for plants of more than 200 MW capacity’, ‘single-use plastic free’ and ‘zero waste-to-

landfill’, a testament to the company’s commitment of powering sustainable growth. Visit:

www.adanigreenenergy.com

Background note about the world’s largest renewable energy park

AGEL, with the support of its strategic ecosystem of vendors, is developing the world’s largest renewable energy project on barren land at Khavda in Kutch, Gujarat. Built across 538 sq. km, it is five times the size of Paris and almost as large as Mumbai city. Once complete, it will be the planet’s largest power plant regardless of the energy source.

Ideal location to harness wind and solar resources

The region witnesses ~2,060 kWh/m2 of high solar irradiation and one of the best wind resources in India, with speeds of~8 meters per second.

Preparing the turf

Adani Green conducted geotechnical investigations, seismic studies, a centrifuge study by Cambridge, resource assessment and land studies, Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD), and a detailed feasibility study, amongst several others, for over 5 years before embarking on the development of this site.

Desert oasis

The comprehensive infrastructure development effortincludedtheconstructionof~100 kmroads,50 km of drainage, establishment of desalination and 3 reverse osmosis(RO) plants with a total capacity of70 cubic meter per hour to meet the drinking water requirements of the project staff, laying optical Fiber cables for 180 km for connectivity, and concrete batching plants. In addition, township has been created to accommodate over 8,000 staff and workers, equipped with medical facilities, a shopping complex for daily necessities, banking services and leisure activities.

Marching ahead with speed: De-risked growth and development

The development of such a giga-scale project at an accelerated pace necessitates combining the collective strength and expertise of specialized partners within the Adani portfolio and outside. It is a testament to the full-scale contribution by Adani portfolio companies such as:

– Supply of largest onshore wind turbine manufactured by Adani New Industries Limited (ANIL)

– Transmission network developed by Adani Energy Solutions (AESL)

– Solar trackers from Jash Energy

– Cement and concrete from ACC and Ambuja Cements

– Logistic solutions from Adani Ports and SEZ (APSEZ)

– Project execution, assurance, and management by Adani Infra India Limited (AIIL)

– Digitally enabled operations by Adani Infrastructure Management Solutions Limited (AIMSL)

– Adani utility portfolio’s globally recognized Energy Network Operation Centre (ENOC)

Our indigenous supply chains and strong vendor networks are also helping to bring the world’s largest RE plant to fruition.

Leveraging technology

The plant will be equipped with cutting-edge technology: India’s largest onshore wind turbine generator of 5.2 MW capacity, bifacial solar PV modules (which generate energy from both sides of the module), and horizontal single-axis tracker systems (which track the sun to collect more energy). Further, it will leverage Adani’s state-of-the-art Energy Network Operation Centre (ENOC) platform with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning integration to enable real-time automated operation and monitoring of the plant.

Innovations to address terrain challenges

AGEL’s execution partner Adani Infra is developing several innovative solutions that are being piloted at Khavda. For example: to address the unique soil strata, Adani Infra deployed underground stone columns to enhance the soil strength that was developed with global collaboration with involvement both domestic & international institutions of higher learning. Specialised corrosion resistant coatings are being used for solar module mounting structures and switchyard equipment for long-term protection of the plant and equipment in the highly corrosive environment.

Focus on sustainable development

AGEL is actively engaged in community development initiatives across several villages, focusing on education, health, women empowerment, water conservation, and enhancing community infrastructure as part of its ESG efforts. This demonstrates AGEL’s holistic commitment to enhancing the social and natural capital in the region. India is shaping the global dialogue on sustainable energy future. AGEL and its specialized partners within Adani Portfolio are at the forefront of delivering the global energy transition and paving the way for enhancing & protecting our environment.