Pawan Kalyan Visits Greenko's Integrated RE Project In AP

Kakinada: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday visited Greenko’s Integrated Renewable Energy Project at Pinnapuram near here and expressed satisfaction over the pace of work.

The project at Pinnapuram is being established at an investment of $4.2 billion which includes a $1.2 billion investment in creating the pumped storage capacity and the remaining $3 billion in setting up the solar and wind energy generation capacities.

The project, the world’s first and largest GW-scale integrated renewable energy generation and storage project, marks a significant milestone in India’s transition to sustainable energy.

This 6,394 MW Integrated Renewable Energy Project, which combines 3,500 MW of solar, 1,214 MW of wind and 1,680 MW of pumped hydropower generation, will have a pumped storage capacity of 10,080 MWh per day in a single cycle. The firm, dispatchable, on-demand carbon-free energy generated here will be supplied to industries like green steel, green aluminum and green hydrogen production. After an aerial tour of the facility and visiting major components of the mega renewable energy storage project, he lauded the vision behind the project and appreciated its progress. He emphasised that the project will position Andhra Pradesh as a global hub for carbon-free energy. The Deputy CM also assured Greenko officials of the State Government's full support in ensuring the project success.

“Greenko has made a significant contribution to India’s renewable energy sector and substantial investments in the Pinnapuram project”, he lauded Greenko for setting up the project in a short period of time. “I would like to emphasise that the Government of Andhrapradesh under the leadership of N. Chandrababu Naidu, has placed a strong focus on promoting green energy, just as we did with the IT sector.” he added.