Tata Power Solar commissioned 10 MW Solar plant in Karnataka for Jindal Aluminum...

 

Tata Power Solar has commissioned the 10 MW Solar Power Project at Chitradurga, Karnataka for the Jindal Aluminum Ltd (JAL) in the timeframe of four months from the land allotment date.

The plant so far is the largest in the Karnataka and is expected to produce around 18 Million kWh annually.

The plant consists a total of 48,000 multi crystalline modules, each with an average output of 240Wp, has been installed on the 52 acres non-agricultural land in Kalamarahalli, Chitradurga, Karnataka.

After land conversion process, it was developed into a solar farm with 16,000 foundations laid to support the structural framework of 2,000 mounts within a span of 2 months.

Tata Power Solar has designed and built more than 70 MW of grid connected projects to-date. Some of its recent notable projects are: 17 MW power plant in Mithapur, Gujarat, 5MW GMDC project in Bhuj and 10MW Emami project in Charanka in Gujarat.

Recently, the Company bagged a 50 MW solar power plant project from NTPC in Rajgarh, MP & 28 MW solar power project from Tata Power in Satara, Maharashtra.

According to a report by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Karnataka faced an energy deficit of 17.8 percent. As part of the RPO targets fixed by the state electricity regulators, Karnataka is mandated to purchase 0.25% from solar energy as a percentage of its total procurement during a year. JAL has entered into a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) to provide power at Rs. 8.25 per unit flat for the whole tenure of 25 years.

 

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Alstom T&D to supply transformer package for NPGCL Power Plant...

 

Alstom T&D India will supply a power transformer package for Nabinagar Power Generating Com Ltd' (NPGCL) super thermal power project located in Bihar. The project is part of a bulk tender which has been set up to accelerate the pace of thermal capacity addition.

This order, worth approximately Rs 105.5 crore (14 million), covers design, engineering, manufacture, supply, testing, erection and commissioning of generator transformers and associated power transformers and shunt reactor. The Nabingar power transformer package is due to be delivered by October 2017.

All equipment will be manufactured by Alstom T&D India's transformer manufacturing and testing facility in Naini (Uttar Pradesh), the company said in a statement.

Alstom builds fast train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 93,000 people in around 100 countries. It had sales of over 20 billion and booked close to 24 billion in orders in 2012/13.

Alstom T&D India, has a strong portfolio of products, solutions and services, comprising the entire range of transmission equipment up to extra and ultra high voltages (765 kV and beyond) including air-insulated switchgear (AIS) and locally manufactured power transformers and gas-insulated switchgear (GIS). It also provides power electronics solutions (HVDC, FACTS) to create super highways and offers highly advanced power management Smart Grid solutions for transmission and distribution including renewable energies integration. With over 3,500 employees and eight world class manufacturing units, Alstom T&D India is future ready to support the rapidly evolving transmission sector in India.

 

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Kundankulam N-Plant starts generating power...

 

The Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu has started generating power from its Unit 1 and produced around 160 MW of Power on October 22, 2013.

Unit 1 having capacity of 1000 MW is a new type of reactor built in Russia called Voda Voda Energo Reactor (VVER). It became critical in the midnight of July 13 and since then, various tests and procedures have been conducted to resolve problems with the valves.

It is the first pressurized water reactor belonging to light water reactor category in the country. Russian authorities claim they have such reactors functioning in Ukraine, China and a few other nations. In Ukraine alone, there are six units of 1,000MW capacity at Zaporizhzhia, which are similar to that of the Kudankulam unit.

As said by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), currently out of the 1000 MW capacity of this Unit, 160 MW is connected to the grid which will be increased after checking the generators and conducting other tests.  The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has given its nod for 500MW and more power will be connected to the grid after the tests.

The significant synchronization process came as Prime Minister wound up his visit to Moscow after talks about possible future agreements for the supply of two more Russian reactors for the Kudankulam plant. While agreements have been signed for two 1,000MW units, talks are on with Russia to clinch a deal for two more 1,000MW units. When commissioned, the nuclear power plant would be the biggest in India in terms of capacity.

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