Adani Green Energy (TN) Ltd.

648MWac Solar Power Plant, Kamuthi

648MWac SOLAR POWER PROJECT 1

(Kamuthi, Tamilnadu)
VISION
To be the globally admired
leader in integrated
infrastructure businesses
with a deep commitment to
nation building.
We shall be known for our
scale of ambition, speed of
execution and quality of
operation.

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ADANI Group Film

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 Non Renewable Energy

"A non renewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be re-made

or re-grown at a scale comparable to its consumption”.

Coal Petroleum Natural Gas

Limited Source : Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are considered

nonrenewable because they can not be replenished in a short period of time.
These are called fossil fuels. As per the increasing energy demand, we have to
look after the renewable sources of energy to meet the demand.
Environmental hazard : Using these sources of energy causes hazardous
damage to the environment leading to effects of global warming ,acid rain,
carbon dioxide emission, health hazards and other impacts
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Hence arrives the need for Renewable Energy

 Renewable Energy

"Renewable Energy is energy that is derived from natural processes that

are replenished constantly. In its various forms, it derives directly or
indirectly from the sun.”

Solar Wind Hydro Biomass

Abundant source : These are all natural replenishable sources of

energy, so all these sources can be effectively utilized to meet the
increasing energy demand.

Eco Friendly : Using these renewable sources of energy leads to

pollution free, indefinitely sustainable energy.
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 Solar Power - Inherent Benefits
Free Fuel
Completely Renewable / Environment
Non-Exhaustible Energy Friendly /Zero
Source Emission

Short
Diversification to gestation
Renewable Energy project
Resources

CDM Benefits
Low O&M cost

Feed in Tariff announced

by Government

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 PV Solar Technology Classification

PV Solar
Technology

CSi Thin Film

Technology Technology

Mono Multi
Crystalline crystalline

Amorphous
Si PV Cells

CdTe CI GS
Technology Technology
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 Technology Selection:
We have followed a rigorous process to arrive at C-Si as our preferred technology
for this project
Crystalline Silicon

Solar PV ✓ Relatively inexpensive as

compared with thin film
✓ Reduction in price of ✓ Higher current commercial
modules (~65% of total efficiency
Capex). Capex have almost ✓ Proven track record of over
halved in last 5 years 35 years
✓ Availability of modules & ✓ Lower annual degradation
technological improvement vis-à-vis thin film
leading to efficient & technologies
Solar generation higher capacity modules Crystalline
technology Silicon
✓ Most promising of
the all the renewable Thin film
technologies technologies
✓ GoI target of 100
GW by 2022 ✓ Prone to Transparent
✓ Enabling regulations Conductive Oxide (TCO)
such as RPO & RGO corrosion & delamination
✓ Climate change Concentrated ✓ Increased BOS cost
sensitivities Solar Power (CSP) associated with thin film
✓ India is endowed technologies
with lot of sunshine ✓ Very high capex vis-à-vis Solar
PV retendering it unviable

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Plant Location – 648 MW Solar Power Plant at Kamuthi, Tamilnadu

648 MW Plant

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Plant Location – 648 MW Solar Power Plant at Kamuthi, Tamilnadu

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Unique location with high insolation and land availability

648 MWp Ultra Mega Solar Power project (2 x

Project
216 MW + 3 x 72 MW)
Sengapaddai, Pudukottai, O Karsilkulam villages,
Site Location
Kamuthi Taluka, District – Ramanthpuram
Nearest Airport Madurai (approx. 90km from Site)

Sayalkudi – Kamuthi – Arruppukottai Road

Nearest Road
(Adjoining)

Nearest Port Tuticorin Port, approx. 110km

Nearest Railway
Tiruchuli, Tamil Nadu (approx. 25km from site)
Station

Seismic Condition Seismic Zone – III

Irradiation 5.44 kWh/Sqm/day

Soil type Black cotton and sandy soil

Owner’s Engineer M/s Sgurr Energy India Pvt. Ltd.

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 BASIC BLOCK DIAGRAM

SUN SOLAR STRING COMBINER DC to AC

PANELS BOX INVERTER

DISTRIBUTION
TRANSFORMER

RMU

33KV
SWITCHGEAR

TRANSMISSION 110/230KV POWER

SYSTEM OF STATE
SWITCHYARD TRANSFORMER
GOVT.

648MWac SOLAR POWER PROJECT

(Kamuthi, Tamilnadu)
 648 MWac is owned 5 separate companies with AGE(TN)L
being the holding company

Adani Green Energy

(Tamil Nadu) Ltd.

Adani Green Energy Kamuthi Ramnad

Kamuthi Solar Ramnad Solar Renewable
(TN) Ltd. Power Ltd. Power Ltd. Renewable
Energy Ltd. Energy Ltd.
216MW 216MW 72MW
72MW 72MW

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 CLEARANCES / NOC
Sr. No. Clearance OBTAINED
1 CONSENT TO ESTABLISH (CTE) ALL 5 COMPANIES

2 CONSENT TO OPERATE (CTO-air) ALL 5 COMPANIES

3 CONSENT TO OPERATE (CTO-Water) ALL 5 COMPANIES

4 CEIG CLEARANCE ALL 5 COMPANIES
APPROVAL ON TRANSMISSION LINE
5 ALL 5 COMPANIES
PROFILE
6 GRID TIE UP APPROVAL ALL 5 COMPANIES
7 COMMISSIONING CERTIFICATE ALL 5 COMPANIES
8 BOCW REGISTRATION ALL 5 COMPANIES

9 NOC FROM GRAM PANCHAYATS ALL 5 COMPANIES

10 FACTORY LICENSE ALL 5 COMPANIES

11 NOC FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT ALL 5 COMPANIES

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 Major Suppliers – Solar Modules

Sl No Technology Supplier
1 C-Si Suntech, China

2 C-Si Canadian Solar, China

3 C-Si Trina Solar, China

4 C-Si GCL, China

5 C-Si Hanwha, China

6 Thin Film (CIS) Solar Frontier, Japan

7 Thin Film (Cd-Te) First Solar, USA

8 Bifacial Megacell, Italy

C-Si – Crystalline Silicon, Cd-Te – Cadmium Teluride, CIGS – Copper Indium Gallium Selenide 17
 DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES

Sr.No Technology Supplier Installed capacity ( MW )

1 Bifacial Modules Megacell - Italy 1.25

2 Thin Film ( CdTe) First Solar – USA 5

3 Thin Film ( CIS ) Solar Frontier 5

4 Seasonal Tilt C-Si Modules 5

5 Single Axis Tracker Smart track 1.25

6 Single Axis Tracker Scorpius 1.25

7 Single Axis Tracker Archtech 1.25

8 Single Axis Tracker Insolar 1.25

9 Single Axis Tracker Meca Solar 1.25

10 Single Axis Tracker Run Sol 1.25

11 Single Axis Tracker Solpower 1.25

 Major Suppliers

Sl No Type Supplier
Module Mounting Zhongxingbo (Arctech), & Jiangsu Weir, China
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Structure Ganges International & Satec Envir Engineering, India
2 Inverters Hitachi – Hirel / ABB
3 Transformers ABB / Transformers & Rectifiers / Schneider Electric
Switchyard /
4 ABB
SCADA System
HT Switchgear /
5 Siemens
RMU
Sterlite Industries, KEI Cables, Polycab, Apar
7 Cables
Industries
8 DC Combiner Boxes Jakson Engineers / Statcon Power

9 Cable Connectors Bizlink, Taiwan

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 WE SALUTE THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY VARIOUS

STAKEHOLDERS (GoTN, TANGEDCO / TANTRANSCO OFFICIALS

& PARTNERS) AND OUR EMPLOYEES & THEIR FAMILIES FOR

THEIR UNFLINCHING DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO

CREATE A MASTERPIECE IN A RECORD TIME OF 8 MONTHS

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Site photographs: as it was in the beginning

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CdTe – First Solar

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Inverter – Transformer Centre

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MCR BUILDING

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MCR BUILDING

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Security Team at Site

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 Monitoring Performance
Performance Ratio (PR)
Three performance parameters may be used to define the overall system performance with respect to
the energy production, solar resource, and overall effect of system losses. (IEC 61724)
 PV System Yield (Yf) -- Energy Yield : Output (MWh) / Name Plate power (MW)
 Reference Yield (Yr) - Actual Irradiation (KWh/m²) / STC irradiation (KW/m²)
 Performance Ratio (PR) = Yf / Yr

 What is the PR of a 15 MW Solar-Park produces 75MWh on a day with 6.25 KWh/m² of in-plane
insolation?
75/15 X 1/6.25 = 0.8 or 80 % PLF / CUF = 75/( 15*24 ) = 20.8 %

Key Issues:
➢ Calibration of Pyrometer
➢ GHI and Inclined-planed
insolation
➢ In-house verification of
calibration
➢ Regular cleaning of the glass
dome
Grass & Weeds inside the Plant

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Grass & Weeds cutting with machine

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After Cutting and cleaning

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 Module cleaning : Automatic Dry
cleaning with Robots

ECOPIA SOLBRIGHT
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Module cleaning : Pressurised water
with Tankers

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Module cleaning : Pressurised water
with Pipeline network

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SCADA

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Generation Trend …Sunny Day

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Effect of Clouds

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CSR ACTIVITIES TAKEN UP BY ADANI GROUP IN NEARBY VILLAGES

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CSR ACTIVITIES TAKEN UP BY ADANI GROUP IN NEARBY

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CSR ACTIVITIES TAKEN UP BY ADANI GROUP IN NEARBY VILLAGES

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WE SHARE …….WE LEARN…..INDUSTRIAL VISITS

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WE SHARE …….WE LEARN….INDUSTRIAL VISITS

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WE SHARE …….WE LEARN….INDUSTRIAL VISITS

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WE SHARE …….WE LEARN….INDUSTRIAL VISITS

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 Solar Plant Monitoring by DRONE

Land survey

Project Monitoring

Dust detection

Thermal Imaging

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Solar Plant Monitoring by DRONE : Thermal Imaging

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Solar Plant Monitoring by DRONE : Thermal Imaging

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Solar Plant Monitoring by DRONE : Thermal Imaging

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 Solar – Annual installation and projections

Source: Mercom
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A true Mega Structure

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