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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Bhuvan BAGGA

Indian Tycoon Adani Bets Big On Vast Solar And Wind Plant

When complete in 2027, the $2.3-billion Khavda Renewable Energy Park will cover 726 square kilometres (280 square miles) -- nearly the size of New York City (Credit: AFP)

Deep in the desert along the border with Pakistan, India's most controversial billionaire is building the world's largest renewable energy park as he races to future-proof his coal-linked fortune.

Gautam Adani's ports-to-airports, media and energy empire -- which critics say has benefited from his links with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- made him for a brief time in 2022 the world's second-richest man, with a $154 billion fortune.

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