Solar Power Plant

Solar power generation has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing renewable sources of electricity. Solar power generation has several advantages over other forms of electricity generation as it does not require fossil fuels and is therefore less dependent on this limited and expensive natural resource. Although there is variability in the amount and timing of sunlight over the day, season and year, a properly sized and configured system can be designed to be highly reliable while providing long-term, fixed price electricity supply.

Solar power production generates electricity with a limited impact on the environment as compared to other forms of electricity production. It can effectively supplement electricity supply from an electricity transmission grid, such as when electricity demand peaks in the summer. As the size and generating capacity of a solar system are a function of the number of solar modules installed, applications of solar technology are readily scalable and versatile. Solar power production facilities can be installed at the customer site which reduces required investments in production and transportation infrastructure.

The initial setup for a 100 kWp Solar Power Plant as part of Phase - I in NIT Silchar included installations in rooftops of key areas whose power distribution was done in the order of 20, 30 and 50 kWp. This project was implemented by "Central Electronics Limited" which started on 1st May, 2012 and installation was completed on 12th September, 2012. The capacity of each module installed was 280 Wp and a total of 360 PV modules were supplied. Batteries from HBL Power System were used with capacities of 120V/600Ah, 240V/450Ah and 240V/750Ah respectively. The power conditioning unit for the system was from PPS Enviro Power Pvt. Ltd with capacities of 20KVA, 30KVA and 50KVA for each of the systems respectively.

Currently, a 10x10 kWp Solar Power Plant is being set up in NIT Silchar by "Agni Power & Electronics Pvt. Ltd".