Government of Maharashtra

The Chief Engineer (Electrical)

Hydro Projects, Mumbai

Detailed Project Report of

Pilot Project
Grid Connected Solar Photo Voltaic System
For
Wan Dam Akola

Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation

Superintending Engineer
Vidrabha Hydro Electric & Lift Irrigation Circle, Nagpur

Executive Engineer
VHE & LID Akola

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 INDEX

Sr. Title Page No.

No.
1 Preface 3-4
2 Executive Summary 5-5
3 Project Details 6-6
4 Details of Plant site/location 7-8
5 Operation & Maintenance 9-9
Arrangements
6 Billing History of Dam 10-10
7 SPV Design Calculations 11-11
8 Connection Diagram 12-12
9 Solar Power Generation System 13-14
Description
10 Energy Estimation 15-15
11 Total Energy Saving 15-15
12 Electricity Bill 16-17

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 Preface (�स्तावन)
तापी खोऱ्यातील वान नदीवर मौजे वारी त.तेल्हारा ि. अकोला येथे वान धरण बांधण्यात आलेले
असून िंसच, जलिव�ुत िन�मती व पाणीपुरवठा ही धरणाची मुख्य उिदष्टे आह. धरणावर �ार
पिरचलनाकिरता िव�ुत मोटारी तसेच पथिदवे व्यवस्था आ. त्यासाठी महािवतरणचा११ kV उच्च
दाब एक्स�ेस िफडर �ारे िव�ुत पुरवठा घेण्यात आलेला असून महािवतरणतफ१२३ kW वीजभार
मंजूर करण्यात आलेला आह. िव�ुत भारासाठी असलेली वीज जोडणी ही औ�ोिगक वगर्वारीतील
असून साधारणपणे �.७/- �ित युिनट दराने महािवतरणकडू न वीज देयकाची आकारणी करण्यात येत.
सन २०१९-२० या वष�त महािवतरणच्या वीज देयकानुसार वान धरणस्थळी वीज पुरव�ासाठी एकू
३६,९२५ युिनट इतका वीज वापर झालेला आहे. त्यापोटी एकूण .६.८६ लक्ष इतक्या वीज देयका
आकारणी महािवतरणकडू न जलसंपदा िवभागास करण्यात आलेली आह.
महाराष्� राज्यात नवीन व नवीकरणीय उज� स्तर्ोत मुबलक �माणा. नवीन व नवीकरणीय उज�
स्तर्ोतापासून वीज िन�मतीचे अनन्यसाधारण महत्व लक्षात घेऊन कें� शासनाने अशा उज� स
देशात सन २०२२ पय�त १७५००० MW एवढा वीजिन�मतीचा िवस्तार करण्याचे उिदष्ट जाहीर केले
आहे. यामध्ये१००००० MW एवढा सौर उज� िन�मतीचा समावेश आहे. सन २०२० पय�त राज्याचे
७५०० MW क्षमतेचे सौर ऊज�पासून वीज िन�मतीचे उिदष्ट . शासकीय सौर �कल्प उभारण
किरता शासनाचे कोणतेही अनुदान भेटत नसल्यामुळे �कल्पाचा सवर् खचर् जलसंपदा िवभा
उपलब्ध संसाधने वाप�न करावा लागे.
महािवतरण िवभागाने सौरउज�च्या वापरास �ोत्साहन देण्याकिर२५/०१/२०१६ रोजी वािण�ज्यक
पिरप�क िनगर्िमत केलेले असून नेट मीटर बसवून सौर ऊज��ारे िन�मती झालेली युिनटचे देयक कमी
होणार आहे. त्यामुळे वान धरणावर िरकाम्या जागेवर सौर �कल्प उभारल्यास मािसक वीज देयका
उज� शुल्क कमीतकमी करणे शक्य होणार आ. वान धरणाचे सन २०१९-२० वष�चे वीज देयकानुसार
वीज वापर गृहीत धरला तर 5० kWp चा सौर �कल्प आवश्यक असून त्यासा600 वगर् मीटर जागा
लागेल व �कल्पाचा खचर् सावर्जिनक बांधकाम िवभागाच२०१९-२० दरसूचीनुसार अंदाजे 30 लक्
�पये येणार आहे. म्हणजेच सौर ऊज�मुळे वीज देयकात होणारी बचत िवचारात घेतली तर �कल्पाच
िंकमत केवळ5 वष�त वसूल होणार आहे. सौर �कल्प२0 वष� वीज िन�मती करणार असून त्यामुळे
जलसंपदा िवभागाची अंदाजे १३७ लक �पये इतकी बचत होणार आहे.

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१ वान �कल्पाचे वा�षक वीज देय (सन २०१९-२०) 6.86 लक्
२ 5० kWp क्षमतेचसौर �कल्प उभारणी केल्यास वा�ष 6.86 लक्
वीज देयकात बचत
३ 5० kWp क्षमतेचसौर �कल्प उभारण करण्यास येणारा 30 लक
खचर्
४ 5० kWp क्षमतेचसौर �कल्प उभारण करण्यास ६०0 वगर् मीट
आवश्यक जागा
५ 5० kWp क्षमतेचसौर �कल्प उभारण नंतर २0 वष�त १३७ लक्
एकूण वीज देयकात होणारी बचत
६ Benefit to Cost Ratio 4.५६

(अिजत सोळं के) (िक. मा. चौकडे)

सहायक अिभयंता �ण
े ी-२ उपअिभयंता
िवदभर् जलिव�ुत व उपसा िंसचन िवभ
अकोला

(सु र गणकर)
कायर्कारी अिभयंता
िवदभर् जलिव�ुत व उपसा िंसचन िवभ
अकोला

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 1. Executive Summary

Sr No Data Description
1 Project Promoter Government of Maharashtra
Vidarbha Irrigation Development
Corporation, Nagpur
2 Project Capacity 50kWp
3 Project Location Wan Dam Tq Telhara Dist. Akola
a)Site Name Wan Dam
b)State Maharashtra
c)District Akola
d)Latitude 21.18N
e)Longitude 76.80E
f)Altitude 274 mtr (Telhara)
4 Roof Details
a)Total Area Required (Unshaded) 600 sq mtr
b)Nature of installation Ground Mounted
6 Substation Details 415 V Bus bar at Existing LT Panel Room
7 Energy Generated
a)Estimated Net Energy Generation per kWh
annum
b)Expected Life of Power Plant 20 Years
As per MEDA
8 Saving
a)Total Energy Saving 12 Lakh kWh
b)Total Saving (1st Year) (In Rs.) 6.86 Lakh in first year
c)Total Saving (20 Years) (In Rs.) 137 Lakh
9 Project Cost
Installation Cost (As per PWD Electrical 30 Lakh
CSR 2019-20)
10 Operation & Maintenance Cost
Yearly O&M Cost (In Rs.) First five year O&M cost is included in
Project installation cost.
20 Years O&M Cost (In Rs.) 7.5 Lakh *

*As per industrial practice the O&M Cost is considered as Rs.1/Wp/Year

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 2. Project Details

Sr No Description Remark
1 Title of the Project SPV Grid Connected Project at Wan Dam
Akola
2 Capacity of the plant (kWp) 50 kWp
3 Category of the Applicant Government of Maharashtra
4 Details of the Project Proponent
Name Executive Engineer
Designation VHE & LID Akola and
Mobile Number Executive Engineer
E-mail Akola Irrigation Division, Akola

5 Objective for implementing the Plant Self consumption total or partial

generation

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 3. Details of Plant site/location

Sr No Description Remark
1 Plant Location Wan Dam Akola
2 Project Beneficiary Executive Engineer, Akola Irrigation
Division, Akola
3 Details of Proposed Power Plant
1. Proposed capacity of the SPV Power 50 kWp
Plant (KWp)
2. Plant proposed at single site/multiple Single
3. Interconnection with the electricity Single point
network at single point or multiple
point
4. Availability of shadow free south 600 sq mtr
facing rooftop/land area for the
power plant
5. Total loads to be energized by SPV 123 kW
Power Plant(KW)
6. Expected annual energy generation 60,000 kWh
4 Details of electrical load where the
plant is to be installed
1. Total connected electrical load in 123 kW
KW/KVA (as per electricity bill)
2. Applicable consumer category Industrial
3. Total electrical load to be met by the 123 kW
SPV power plant (kW)
5 Technology Description & System
Design/Specification
1. Sketch/Line diagram of the complete Attached
SPV System with details
2. Capacity/ Power of each PV Module 320 Wp
(Wp)
3. Number of modules and total array 160 modules
capacity (nos. &kWp)
4. Solar cell technology and Module Poly Crystalline Silicon
efficiency proposed to be used Efficiency-16.5%
5. Details of Tracking of PV Array, if Fixed tilt installation
proposed
6. PCU/inverter capacity with detailed Capacity 50 kVA
specifications(kVA)
7. Type of inverter, inverter efficiency Central/string Inverter
Inverter Efficiency-98%
8. Number of PCU/inverters proposed 1 No.
to be used

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9. DC Bus voltage
10. Capacity of battery bank (Current,
Voltage and AH), if used, any
11. Type of battery proposed
12. Details of protections to be deployed
on PV array and AC output side
13. Details of Metering, Indication, Data
logging operation
14. Details of Mounting system:
- Roof mounted system
- Ground mounted system
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200V-1000V
NA
NA
SPD, DC Isolator, DC MCB, AC MCB, Fuses,
Over current Relay, Reverse Power Relay.
Net Metering as per MSEDCL
Ground mounting system with fixed tilt
hot dip galvanized structure
 4. Operation & Maintenance Arrangements
Sr No Description Remark
1 Details of O&M • Periodic cleaning of PV modules- Weekly
• Preventive maintenance such as cable lug
condition check, junction box fuse inspection
etc.-Monthly
• Inverter- checking fans, heating, cleaning-
Monthly or quarterly

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 5. Billing History of Dam
The MSEDCL consumer No. of Wan dam 318829001225. As per MSEDCL Energy bill the monthly
consumption and bill amount is given below.

Table1.1
Bill Month Units (kWh) Bill Demand (kVA) Bill Amount (Rs.)
April-20 2390 68 37690
March-20 2607 62 48139
Feb-20 1954 62 51916
Jan-20 1679 62 49296
Dec-19 1732 62 50332
Nov-19 2591 62 57048
Oct-19 4043 62 70131
Sept-19 4484 62 70986
Aug-19 4430 62 69639
July-19 3458 62 63516
June-19 2660 62 59677
May-19 2378 62 57524
Total 34406 685894

Hence the annual electricity consumption of wan dam for the year 2019-20 is 34406 units and
the total energy bill charged by MSEDCL for the same is 6.86 Lakh.

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 6. SPV Design Calculations
As per Table 1.1 the maximum units consumption is 4484 kWh in the period of May-2019 to
April-2020. Hence our SPV system should be capable to generate 5000 kWh solar power.
As solar generates atleast 4 units/day and consider 25 full Sun days per month
Therefore full Sun hours in months = 4x25 = 100 hrs
Hence Solar PV kWp = 5000/100 = 50kWp
Also Power conditioning unit or Grid tied Inverter of 50 kVA will be required.

The 320Wp Solar PV module is considered for project.

No of 320 Wp SPV modules = 50x1000/320 = 156.25 say 160 modules are necessary.

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7. Connection Diagram

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8. Solar Power Generation System Description
A Photovoltaic system is a distributed power generation system that produces electrical power
by harnessing solar radiation and converting it into electricity. Solar power generation plants
come under the category of Renewable Energy sources as they do not involve the use of fossil
fuels such as coal or petroleum for power generation. Solar PV plants are classified broadly into
two major categories based on their location:

i. Ground-mounted Projects: In this case, the solar panels are mounted on mounting
structures that are set up on available land on respective mounting foundations. The entire
system including all the components like modules, inverters, cables, evacuation infrastructure
are based on ground only.

ii. Rooftop Projects: In this case the solar modules are mounted on the roof of an existing
building via appropriate mounting structures. The buildings may be of residential, commercial
or industrial nature. The roofs may be sloping sheet roofs or flat RCC roofs.

Solar irradiation varies throughout the day and since the power output of the system is directly
proportional to the level of irradiation on the module surface, the power output of the solar
array too varies throughout the day. A s a result, the inverter continuously matches the output
of the PV array with a reference power source to maximize the PV array output. Based on this
reference power source, PV systems are classified as:

i. Off-grid systems: In this case, the system comprises a battery bank that functions as the
reference power source as well as a storage mechanism which can supply power at night when
the Sun is not available.

ii. Grid-connected systems: In this case, the solar power system is coupled with the grid
which provides the reference power source and is also an unlimited storage option which
can supply electrical power whenever solar radiation is not available.

The main components of a Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Power Generation System are as
follows:
1. Solar Modules
2. Inverters
3. Module Mounting Structures
4. Balance of System (Cables, Junction boxes, Switchgear etc.)

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A brief description of each of the components is presented below:
1. PV Modules – The PV modules are the devices that actually convert solar energy to
electricity. PV modules are made from PV cells, which are most commonly manufactured
using silicon; other materials used include cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium gallium
selenide/sulfide (CIGS). Generally, silicon-based solar cells provide higher efficiency (15% -
20%) but are relatively costly to manufacture, whereas thin film cells are cheaper but less
efficient (5% -10%). Since different types of PV modules have different characteristics (in
terms of efficiency, cost, performance in low irradiation levels, degradation rate), no single
type is preferable for all projects. Good quality PV modules generally have a useful life of 25
to 30 years. It is important to assess the quality of PV modules for use in projects.

2. Inverter –The inverter converts the DC power produced by the PV modules into AC power.
The AC power is then either injected into the grid or consumed on-site. For grid-connected
rooftop solar applications, inverters come in standard sizes ranging from a few hundred
watts to hundreds of kilowatts, depending on system size. These inverters are usually string
inverters, which have smaller capacities (typically < 90 kW), as opposed to central inverters,
which have larger capacities (typically > 300 kW) and are generally used in MW-scale solar
PV projects. There are many different types of inverters in the market; selection of an
inverter for a project depends on a number of factors, including application, size, cost,
function, usage, etc. Inverters also perform energy monitoring functions. From the
technology perspective, inverters have matured to a large degree and opportunities of cost
reduction through technology innovation are not expected in the market. Top-of-the-line
inverters offer efficiencies in the range of 97% -99%.

3. Module Mounting Structure– The mounting structure, or racking system, is the support
structure that holds the PV panels. PV modules are generally mounted on support
structures in order to more efficiently capture solar insolation, increase generation, and
have a stable structural support. Mounting structures can be either fixed or tracking. Fixed
tilt mounting systems are simpler, low-maintenance and cheaper than tracking systems.
Due to these reasons, fixed tilt mounting structures are the norm in India. Mounting
structure designs are highly specific to the site, and over time have seen improvement in
durability and reduction in costs. Cost reduction is mostly achieved through designs that use
less material (mostly steel or aluminium). Mounting structures for rooftop solar PV
installations also require compliance with regulations or guidelines associated with the
structural aspects of the roof, such as load-bearing capacity, wind loading, etc.

4. Balance of System – Balance of system (BoS) consist of cables, switchboards, junction

boxes, meters, etc. Electricity meters record the amount of electricity consumed and/or
produced (in kWh and kVAh) by a customer within premises. In addition to the metering of
the net energy consumption/production of a grid-connected rooftop solar PV system, most
regulations in India on metering also stipulate the location of a n energy meter for
measuring the generation of the PV array.

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9. Energy Estimation
As per Maharashtra Energy Development Agency the Solar PV modules generates 4 to 5 kWh
units per kWp per day.
Hence 50 kWp plant should generate daily 200 kWh to 250 kWh on full Sun days.
Consider 300 full Sun days per year & daily 200 units generated:
The expected annual generation by 50 kWp SPV = 60,000 kWh or units.

10. Total Energy Saving

As per Maharashtra Energy Development Agency the life of SPV power plant is 20 years.
Hence the energy generated in 20 years by SPV plants is the energy saved.
Total Energy Saving = 20 x 60,000 kWh = 12 Lakh Units

10. MSEDCL Electricity Bill

The electricity bill of MSEDCL for the month of May-2020 is shown below

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