Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park

The Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park or Khavda Solar Park is an under construction renewable energy park located near Vighakot village in Kutch district of Gujarat, India. It is located very close to the international border with Pakistan. It is expected to generate 30 gigawatt (GW) electricity from both solar panels and wind turbines when completed, over an area of 72600 ha. 1 GW capacity was commissioned in March 2024.

Project
When completed, the park will generate 30 gigawatt electricity from both solar panels and wind turbines. It will spread over an area of 72600 ha of waste land. When completed, it will be the biggest hybrid renewable energy park in the world. The 30 GW energy could power 18 million Indian homes.

The composition of the park will be as follows: The Power Grid Corporation of India will manage the electric power transmission. The park is expected to generate 100,000 jobs and attract an investment of inr 1500000000000. It also accounts for 5 crore tonnes carbon emission reductions each year. The government also has plans to install 14 GWh grid-scale battery storage system.

The Ministry of Power has planned to build the transmission infrastructure at cost of inr 185980000000 to evacuate 7 gigawatt of power from the park.

History
The proposal of the park was approved by the Government of Gujarat on 9 September 2020, allocating 60000 ha of land. The proposal had mentioned total 41.5 gigawatt capacity. The foundation stone of the project was laid on 15 December 2020 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 30-km road leading to park was constructed. In March 2024, AGEL commissioned 1 GW capacity which needed the installation of 2.4 million photovoltaic modules. AGEL had secured funding for the construction 2.1 GW capacity. GIPCL's 600 MW capacity is under construction. The park is expected to achieve the half of its capacity by December 2024 and became fully complete by December 2026.