Strengthening climate action while improving India's energy grid
In the state Gujarat on the western coast of India, our wind power project with 143 wind turbines and a total capacity of 300 MW supplies electricity from renewable sources. This emission-free power generation not only improves the national grid frequency but also makes a valuable contribution to climate action: The project activities save around 487,922 tonnes of CO2 per year as the amount of electricity would otherwise have been generated using thermal/fossil fuel based power plants.
The project also contributes to the region's sustainable development: Over 30 new employment opportunities with above-average income have been created, combined with training for all employees. At the same time, it promotes education and offers over 300 students the opportunity to enroll in local schools.
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The project contributes to the the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
As the name suggests, wind turbines use the power of the wind to generate energy. During this process, a generator located inside the wind turbine converts kinetic energy into electrical energy. As energy is still mainly generated from fossil fuels in many areas around the world, clean wind energy can replace some of this fossil, high-emission energy and verifiably save CO2 emissions.
In most cases, the sustainably generated electricity from the wind power projects is fed into a regional power grid, which diversifies the power supply and improves energy security in regions that are frequently affected by power shortages and outages. A project often creates increased job opportunities for the local population and the area can be used for additional activities, such as agriculture. Wind power projects make an important contribution to a clean energy supply worldwide and contribute to sustainable development with respect to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Wind energy projects in the ClimatePartner portfolio are registered with international standards.
The project aims to contribute to these United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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