PM modi inaugurates world’s largest hybrid park in Gujarat: At the size of Singapore, can fulfill needs of 20 cr people
Situated across the Kutch area of Gujarat which is known to have white sand throughout the area with a vast coastline, Gujarat government harnessed this feature, and to remove any water-related problem, they planned on building a massive water desalination plant along with the world’s largest renewable hybrid park.
It’s Kutch’s moment in the Sun, literally. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone on Tuesday for what is dubbed as the world’s largest single-location hybrid energy park in Vighakot village, this border district in Gujarat aspires to become a global renewable energy powerhouse.
From the days of darkness in the pre-Independence era to giant windmills and shining solar panels covering large swathes today, Kutch has transformed into an energy hub.
The upcoming 30 Gigawatt (GW) renewable energy hybrid park — wind and solar — is seen as a big step for India in its commitment towards climate change as it produces enough electricity consumed by the entire Uttar Pradesh.
About a fifth of the targeted 175-GW of renewable energy in the country will now be in Kutch. The State government estimates the project will get investments of ₹1.25-lakh crore from solar and wind players, who will sell the electricity generated to the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
The Prime Minister will also perform virtual ground-breaking ceremony for four other desalination plants to be set up in Kutch and Saurashtra regions. They will come up at Gundiyali in Kutch, Gandhvi in Devbhumi Dwarka, Ghogha in Bhavnagar, and Sutrapada in Somnath.
He will also perform an online ground-breaking ceremony for a 2-lakh litre capacity milk chilling plant being set up by the Kutch District Cooperative Milk Producers Union, or Sarhad Dairy, between Anjar and Bhachau in the district. Modi is also set to lay the foundation stone for the Rs 129-crore fully automated dairy plant under the Centre’s Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, the release stated.
Thereafter, the prime minister will interact with farmers, including Punjabi peasants cultivating their lands in Kutch district. He will also interact with Kutchi artisans, and review a memorial park being built in Bhuj in memory of the 2001 earthquake victims.
