Adani to build 7GW renewables transmission line in Gujarat
Adani to build 7GW renewables transmission line in Gujarat | Windpower Monthly
The transmission line will connect the $2.26 billion 30GW Khavda renewable energy hub planned in the Rann of Kutch – a 7,500km2 salt marsh known as the White Desert – to Halvad, also in Gujarat. It will export wind and solar power to the national grid.
The renewable energy park will have two zones: a 49,600-hectare hybrid park zone accommodating wind and solar power plants with a combined capacity of 24.7GW; and an 11.5GW wind park zone spread over 23,000 hectares and located within 6km of the border with Pakistan.
Adani acquired Halvad Transmission, the special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the transmission project, from PFC Consulting through a tariff-based competitive bidding process.
Commissioning of the line is expected within 24 months. Adani will operate and maintain the transmission project for 35 years.
Spanning more than 301 kilometres (656 circuit km), the project involves setting up a 765kV switching station with 2x330 MVAr bus reactors and a line-in line-out of the Lakadia–Ahmedabad 765kV DC line at Halvad.
Adani Energy Solutions is India’s largest private transmission and distribution company. The Halvad project takes its total network, including installed and under-commissioning projects, to 20,518 circuit km.
The Karur Transmission project, commissioned in November 2023, can transport 2.5GW of wind power from the Karur/Tirupur wind energy zone in Tamil Nadu.
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