Hyderabad company installs India's largest floating solar plant in Jaipur
The plant uses transparent glass-to-glass solar modules, which are more efficient than standard solar modules, and is the first of its kind to be manufactured and used at this scale in India. The project was floated by Singareni Collieries Ltd., which has always been a pioneer in adopting solar technology across all their utility establishments in Telangana.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 28 Jan 2023 8:05 AM GMT
Hyderabad: Novus Green Energy Systems Ltd., headquartered in Hyderabad, has announced the successful installation and synchronisation of India's largest floating solar plant with transparent glass-to-glass modules at the Singareni Thermal Power Plant in Jaipur's Mancherial District. The plant has a total capacity of 15 MW (AC) and 19.5 MW (DC), and phase 1, which has been commissioned, has a power of 5 MW (AC) and 6.5 MW (DC).
The plant uses transparent glass-to-glass solar modules, which are more efficient than standard solar modules, and is the first of its kind to be manufactured and used at this scale in India. The project was floated by Singareni Collieries Ltd., which has always been a pioneer in adopting solar technology across all their utility establishments in Telangana. It was awarded to the Novus Green Energy Systems & Ilios Power consortium through an e-bidding process.
The solar panels used in the plant have been manufactured in India as part of the government's "Make in India" initiative by Novus Green. The company's MD, Mr Anshuman Yenigalla, stated that it is a double windfall as end-to-end manufacturing and execution have been done by Novus Green through their in-house teams and manufacturing facility. In addition, the project is certified to global standards, including all the components used.
The company is grateful for the support provided by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) for believing in and financing such a first-of-its-kind project. Naveen Vunnam, CEO of Ilios Power, further adds that they are more than eagerly looking forward to commissioning the remaining 10MW(AC)/13.5(DC) in the next few months, as the technology is now proven to be fully capable on the field and the execution process has been streamlined.
The project faced several challenges, such as the design and manufacturing of floating boards by the Indian company FloatVolt, meeting all testing standards, and fixing frameless glass-to-glass modules onto the float boards. The overall design was also reviewed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), which made it the first floating solar project to be reviewed by such a prestigious organisation.
The company has a proven track record, having executed several projects over more than a decade, including a 1.1 MW project in Chhattisgarh (India's most giant captive solar plant) that was inaugurated by Dr Farooq Abdullah (ex-Minister of New & Renewable Energy) and Dr Raman Singh (ex-CM of Chhattisgarh) in the year 2013. Novus Green has also recently moved into manufacturing state-of-the-art solar panels near Shamshabad with an annual capacity of 300 MW and plans to increase it to 1 GW in the coming months.
