The increasing demand for energy, rising fossil fuel prices and growing concern over climatic changes arising out of carbon emission have turned the focus on alternative source of energy. Owing to these reasons, the need for tapping solar power and popularising its use is gathering pace in India. The Indian government has set a target of achieving overall solar generation of 100GW of power by 2022, under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) initiative.
To accomplish this, the government is taking necessary steps to boost both grid and off-grid solar segments. As a result, it is quite likely that solar Photovoltaic (PV) based power plants will become an exciting business opportunity.
Building a solar grid connected plant and selling energy is fast emerging as a sound investment option. This provides huge opportunities for solar players to get into the power generation business. However, to enter and explore this new opportunity, the players need to understand and focus on key requirements like land availability, strong financial backing, right technology mix, right talent etc. to undertake solar energy projects and partner those who can setup and support the solar PV plants operation.
In a Solar PV plant, besides PV panels, balance of system such as wires, switches, control system, inverters, and labour for installing solar modules represent more than half the cost of such a system. Solar micro inverters are an emerging segment of the solar power, which will change the solar installation perspective. An article on "A Micro Inverter" gives an insight into this technology.
When it comes to large-scale solar plant, it requires technologies to improve power system reliability. C&A has an answer to it with its G-Vertor RECon (Solar Grid Inverter) which efficiently distributes and manages locally generated solar energy from panel DC output to the grid connection.
In the case study section, we have featured the Welspun solar project where we have supplied our SCADA system for 50 MW solar PV plant in Rajasthan.
At C&A, we are committed to promote green energy for creating a low carbon future and accelerating economic growth. Towards this, our business unit offers a range of robust solutions for solar Photovoltaic (PV) plants. C&A has developed indigenous capabilities to offer balance of system and the requisite power evacuation systems from 'concept to commissioning' basis for utility scale solar PV.
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