Solar PV at Aji Water Treatment Plant
The Aji water treatment plant consumes, on an average, approximately 100,000 units of electricity (kWh) every month (~ 3300 units per day, ~1.2 million units per year, which is approximately 3% of total electricity consumption in water supply sector).
The water treatment plant is connected to a 475kVA (~380kW) high tension line connection. The installation of a 145kWp grid connected Solar PV system, co- funded by RMC, results in the generation of 580 units of electricity per day (211,700 Units electricity per year), which is equivalent to 18 percent of the total power consumption in the plant and has a potential to reduce 174 tons of CO2 equivalent GHG emissions resulting from the avoided use of conventional energy. 462 poly-crystalline Photo Voltaic panels of 315Wp capacity each are installed over the storage tanks at a 21 degree panel tilt.
The solar PV system will be operated and maintained by the contractor who set up the plant for a period of 10 years from installation. A bank guarantee has been submitted by the contractor to RMC as a means to ensure continuous operation and maintenance of the system.
Plant performance is monitored in real time through an online software. The software displays data on hourly power generation, monthly yield of the plant, GHG emissions avoided, yield to date and monetary saving as a result of the system.