Project Report (50 MWe Solar Thermal Power Project)

PROJECT REPORT

50 MWe Solar Thermal Power Project

(Parabolic Trough Technology)

Name: Bhawani Singh Rathore

Company: Siemens Gamesa

Renewable Power Pvt.Ltd

Location: FuturaTech Park, OMR,

Sholinganallur, Chennai

Purpose: For IPMA Level B

Certification

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Contents:

1. Report Objective:

1.1 Introduction

1.2 My Responsibility

1.3 Positive Experiences

1.4 Negative experiences

2. Report Structure:

2.1 Project characteristics

2.2 Project context / Stakeholder

2.3 Objectives

2.4 Scope of delivery and works

2.5 Project organization

2.6 Life cycle model

2.7 Planning and controlling

2.8 Reporting

2.9 Current project status

2.10 Own role in the project / reflections

2.11 Scope and Volume

2.12 Brief overview on IPMA competency levels in the project

2.13 Photo evidence of various activities

2.14 Glossary of abbreviations

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1. Report Objective:

1.1 Introduction

To ensure energy security along with climate change, the Indian government has launched
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in June 2008. Considering India is a
tropical country, where sunshine is available for longer hours per day and in great intensity
NAPCC has suggested solar energy as a great potential future energy source.

Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd (GPIL) was very actively involved in this solar initiative and
believed that solar energy is not just another alternate source of energy but the only long
term
solution to provide energy security without affecting the environment.

In an effort in this direction, Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd through its 100% subsidiary
Godawari Green Energy Limited, proposes to construct 50 MWe Solar Thermal Power Project
on BOO basis , in Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan State, India. The objective of this Detailed
Project Report is to establish the project details such as site features, basic plant
configuration, salient technical features, project execution plan and the financial
requirements of the proposed Power Project.

The inferred long term annual Direct Normal Irradiation in the proposed site is about
2168kWh/m². Water requirement for the project is fulfilled through Indira Gandhi Nahar
Pariyojna (IGNP) which was 20 KM far away from the project site.

Based on the assessment of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies, parabolic trough
technology is considered the only large-scale (greater than 50 MW), CSP technology that is
available for application in a commercially-financed power project now and in the future.

Plant was targeted to commission in 22 months from the zero date. Project cost
& completion schedule is given in annexure.

The available generated power was evacuated through 132 kV transmission line to PS-2 of
RRVPNL SS.

CUF was estimated at 29% & practically it was observed 27-28% after plant operation.
Project is spread in 300-acre land at village Naukh near Bap, Jaisalmer-Rajasthan.

Various incentives were available under this policy as mentioned hereunder:

1. Exemption from Electricity Duty

2. Grant of incentives available to Industries
3. Single window clearance
4. Allotment of land on concessional rates
5. Exemption from merit order dispatch regulations and availability of wheeling and
banking facilities to the power producer.

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Plant availability which was estimated based on DNI is as under:

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Various sections in the project were:

1. Power Block: - STG, Steam Generator, DM plant, CCCW, HTF System etc.
2. Solar field: - Pylons, SCE & Solar Collector Assembly & HTF Piping etc.
3. Raw Water Pump House & Water Storage Tank
4. 132 KV Switchyard & Control Room

1.2. My responsibilities:

M/s Shiv-Vani Energy (A subsidiary of Shiv-Vani Oil & Gas Exploration Pvt. Ltd.)
was 50% partner company with Godawari Green Energy Ltd.

I was appointed by M/s Shiv-Vani Energy Ltd. as a Project Manager for this
project. I was monitoring each activity of project & led the electrical team in
planning & execution of all electrical works.

1.3. Positive experience:

1. Learnt new technology in solar energy field
2. Got opportunity to work with German & USA Personnel
3. Got opportunity to work in a project from start to COD

1.4. Negative experience:

1. Mixing with Godawari team was complex initially being employee of partner
company
2. After project commissioning GGEL stopped responding so I had to move to
Corporate Delhi
3. No new CSP projects were installed in India being cost implication & low CUF
so gained skills in solar thermal technology couldn’t be leveraged.

2. Report Structure:

2.1 Project Characteristics:

Project activities was monitored on daily & weekly basis. Sample reports are as
under which were sent weekly to Director of Shiv-Vani:

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2.2 Project context / Stakeholders

Godawari Green Energy

Shiv-Vani Energy

EPC contractor Lauren Jyoti

2.3 Objectives

1. To achieve plant targeted COD which was 05.05.2013

2. Uninterrupted Construction Power, On time Charging of 132/10.5 KV 75 MVA
SS,132 KV S/C Transmission Line, Raw Water Pump House, Plant Aux. Power
system, DM Plant, Power Block & Solar Field Electrical with all Statuary
Clearances from CEIG & RRVPNL

2.4 Scope of Delivery & Works

▪ The company is setting up 50 MW Solar thermal power project in Jaisalmer

District,
Rajasthan at a cost of Rs. 793.40 crore. As mentioned, the project has been
awarded under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) of Government
of India. The company has already acquired 148.80 hectares land in Jaisalmer
district of Rajasthan for setting up this project. The company has also entered
a long term PPA with NVVN for supplying power to it, @ Rs. 12.20/ unit for next
25 years. It has also identified reputed vendors for supply of plant and
machinery.
Initial feasibility study for setting of the project and preparation of Detailed
Project
Report (DPR) was carried out by Fichtner Consulting Engineers (I) P. Ltd. It has
also given LoA (Letter of Award) to M/s. Lauren CCL Engineers P. Ltd. (Lauren)
as
EPCM contractor to Design, Engineer and manage the project execution. Lauren
has successfully implemented similar capacity projects in US. The project is
scheduled to be commissioned on or before 01.04.2013 at a cost of Rs 793. 84
crores, which is proposed to be funded through term loans from Bank Rs 569.06
crores and promoter’s equity contribution of Rs 224.77 crores. The company
proposes to commence its commercial operations from April 2013 and the loan
will be payable in 48 equated quarterly installments commencing after
moratorium
of 12 months, from the date of COD.

▪ It is proposed to entrust the entire work of project execution covering all civil
works, electrical and mechanical systems through EPCM (Engineering,

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Procurement and Construction Management) route where in the whole project

shall be divided into many packages. The EPCM contractor will take the overall
responsibility for integration of the plant, timely project execution and plant
performance and provide guarantees for the same. The work would be split
among
various package contractors such as for solar island, solar steam generator,
turbine-generator and balance of plant. The contractors of each packages will be
responsible for the performance of their respective packages.

▪ The company has given EPCM contract to M/s Lauren CCL Engineers P. Ltd.
covering Basic & Detailed Design, supervision of procurement, erection,
commissioning of the complete solar and power block of the plant along with
civil
and Balance of plant facilities with an assured guarantee on Time of Execution
(24
months from 1st March 2011) and Generation at a net CUF of 27.15% (Gross
CUF
of 29.74%) at plant outgoing bus. Important reasons for not imparting the EPC
contract is as under…

The company has an experience in setting up Thermal power projects and has so
far installed 146 MW projects in Hira Group.

M/s Lauren CCL Engineers Pvt Ltd, EPCM contractor, is subsidiary of M/s Lauren,
having an EPC experience of setting up state of the art Solar Thermal Power
projects viz. 64 MW Nevada Solar One in June 2007 and 75 MW FP&L Martin
Power Plant in the year 2010.

2.5 Project organization

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2.6 Life cycle model

Project started site identification, various approvals, earth work to execution to

commercial operation.

IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

Particular Commencement Completion Remarks

Date Date
Project Allotment by NVVN Sep'2010 Dec'2010

Execution of PPA Jan'2011 Jan'2011

Acquisition of land Jan'2011 May'2011 Completed

-Land Allotment
-Land Registration/Lease Deed
Execution

Water Allocation Jan'2011 May'2011

Site Development July'2011 Sep'2011

Building & Civil Work- August'2011 Dec'2012

- Civil work for Civil Plant Oct'2011 June'2012

- Civil work for Power Block Dec'2011 Dec'2012
- Civil work for BOP March'2012 Sep'2012

Acquisition of Plant & Machinery Sep'2011 March'2012

-Placement of Order for major Dec'2011 Sep'2012
equipment Jan'2012 Dec'2012
-Receipt at site
-Erection of plant and
machineries
Water Pipeline Sep'2011 March'2012
(IGNP Canal to Project Site)
Grid Connectivity Oct'2011 Sep'2012 To be done
by RUVNL
Commissioning of Plant Jan'2013 Feb'2013

Trial run March'2013 March'2013

Commercial production April'2013 April'2013

2.7 Planning and controlling

Project activities were daily monitored through DPR, weekly report & regular site
work. For material coordination, regular follow up was with vendor & HO

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procurement team. Keeping project agreed schedule all the activities were
planned & monitored.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT

S.No. Particulars Value INR In

Crore)
1. Estimated Cost of Project 793.84
2. Term Loan Component 569.06
3. Promoters’ Contribution 224.78
4. Debt-Equity Ratio 2.53:1
5. Average DSCR for project 1.43
6. Minimum DSCR for project 1.13
7. Sensitivity Analysis: Power generation =
goes down by 5%

2.8 Reporting

SUMMARY PROGRESS REPORT

Project 50 MW Solar Thermal, Nokh, Report 01.03.12 to 11.03.12
Name: Jaisalmer Period:
Project Bhawani Singh Rathore Phone, 09602359779,
Manager: E-mail: bhawani.rathore@shiv-vani.com
Project Foundation work in power block Project Receiving of structural material
Delay: & availability of frames for SCA Priority: at site for SCA/construction
erection drawing of Power Block/follow
up for SCE material
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST PERIOD:
PILING WORK: Total foundation completed till today is 2850 while foundation for
collapsed piles in area no. 5, 6, and 10 is in also U/p. piling work not started after
HOLI due to labor problem.
SCA BUILDING: Foundation work completed & structural material for the building
reached at site on 10.03.12
11 KV CONSTRUCTION POWER LINE: Connection released on 02.03.12 after
installation of metering equipment at Naukh 33 KV new substation. Also, the said
substation commissioned first time.
CONSTRUCTION POWER ARRANGEMENT AT POWER BLOCK: 11 KV/0.433 KV
1000 KVA PSS charged on 03.03.12 & RSEB supply made available for construction
work. Initial contract demand kept 110 KVA which will be enhanced in future as per
requirement. Also 500 KVA DG commissioned on same day.
132 KV D/C TRANSMISSION LINE: Gazette Notification to be published in news
paper by RVPN showing the proposed route from power block to PS2.
UPGRADATION STATUS FOR POWER EVACUATION ON 132 KV LEVEL:
Foundation work for new 132 bay for our plant is U/p.
RAW WATER POND: Work is U/p & brick lining above HDPE (high density poly
ethylene) sheet 600 microns thick, has started & approx. 900 sqmter completed.

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IGNP WATER PIPE LINE: Work is U/p & approx. 7.0 KM DI pipe line has been laid
till today.
is held up.

PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT

Project 50 MW Solar Thermal, Nokh, Report 12.03.12 to 31.03.12
Name: Jaisalmer Period:
Project Bhawani Singh Rathore Phone, 09602359779,
Manager: E-mail: bhawani.rathore@shiv-vani.com

Project SCA building Project Readiness of SCA building &

Delay: Priority: Starting of SCE erection work

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST PERIOD:

PILING WORK:
Total foundation completed till today is 3400 (area no.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12) while
foundation for collapsed piles in area no.4, 5, 6, and 10 is in U/p.

PILING FOR SLEEPER RACK (SUPPORTS FOR HTF PIPING):

Work under progress between area no. 6 & 12.

CONSTRUCTION WORK (Civil) AT POWER BLOCK:

1. Mobilization of contractor M/s Babu Lal Parihar, Jodhpur on 21.03.12
2. Excavation work started in cooling tower area followed by Pooja ceremony on
23.03.12.

MECHANICAL FABRICATION WORK (PIPING/STRUCTURAL WORK AT

SITE):
1. Testing of one IBR welder followed by Pooja ceremony at fabrication yard of M/s V
D Swamy at power block on 13.03.12.
2. HTF pipe of size 8”, 12” from India & main header pipe 2 nos of size 24” from
Italy received & unloaded at site.
3. Shifting of HTF pipe to site on 30.03.12 for fabrication purpose & welding will be
started on 01.04.12 followed by Pooja ceremony between area no. 6 & 12.

SCA BUILDING:
1. Mobilization of M/s Vardhman Pre Engineering, Gurgaon on 15.03.12 for erection
of SCA building.
2. Foundation work completed & erection of structural material like column & Perlin
as well as PCC on the ground floor for assembly line I is in U/p. Target date of
completion of erection work is 20.04.12.

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3. Power supply arrangement for SCA building is in M/s Lauren-Jyoti scope hence for
the same CE-Elect. & Inst., Mr. B. Ashok kumar from M/s Jyoti visited the site on
23/3/12.
4. Connected load for SCA building with both assembly line is approx. 265 KW.

CONSTRUCTION POWER:
1. Electricity Bill of amount Rs.81000/- for the month March-12 for Discom 11 KV
power is raised in advance by A.En. (O & M), Pokhran keeping in mind his revenue
target for the FY 2011-2012 & same is deposited on 30th March 12.
2. Application for load enhancement from 110 KVA to 300 KVA is submitted to A.En.
(O & M), Pokhran. To be processed shortly by them while present running load is
approx. 92 KVA.
3. Approx. power consumption/day with running of two batching plant is approx. 590
KWH.
4. Presently power supply is distributed from a single point at power block to
following areas:
● Batching plant………………………….M/s Ramawat construction, Jodhpur
● Civil work at power block……………M/s Babul al Parihar, Jodhpur
● Raw water pond……………………….M/s Bhawani Construction, Jaisalmer
● Fabrication yard at power block......M/s V D Swami, Kota
● Fencing work…………………………...M/s Aditya & Sons, Delhi
● Office container………………………..M/s Lauren-Jyoti * M/s GGEL

132 KV D/C TRANSMISSION LINE, 14 KM, NAUKH to PS2:

1. Gazette Notification has published & work order for the construction of line is to
be given by TLPC, Jaipur through tendering.
2. Follow up with A. En (PLCC), Jaisalmer to provide proposed grid network
frequency & mH rating of wave trap at PS2 for power line carrier communication.

UPGRADATION STATUS OF PS2 AT 132 KV LEVEL:

Foundation work for new 132 bay for GGEL is almost completed & erection of
structure is to be started shortly.

RAW WATER POND:

Brick lining above HDPE sheet on side wall & ground floor is in U/p. & excavation for
sump in east side of the pond is started.

IGNP WATER PIPE LINE:

1. Work is in U/p & approx. 10.0 KM DI pipe line has been laid till today.
2. Forest land issue in Bikampur Tehsil is under discussion with the Govt. official. &
work can be started after resolving the same.
3. Piping material like bend, elbow, flange etc. & coupling, electrical panel for both
pump & electric hoist 3 Ton have been received at site.

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4. Agreement cum application file for Discom supply connection at RD 1059 prepared
keeping 220 KVA contract demand & 400 KVA connected load.
5. Above file to be submitted at A. En (Kolayat) with fee of Rs. 11000/- (1000/-
application fee+10000/- advance) after marking by J.En. Bajju.

FENCING WORK AT PLANT BOUNDARY:

Scope of work approx. 05 KM running meter of M/s Aditya & Sons is almost
completed. Pending work & gate work is under progress. Wind fencing work in west
side of the plant vis-à-vis north & south corner of the plant will be done by other
party.

CONSTRUCTION WORK OF HOSTEL BUILDING (Total 28 nos. Room) AT

SITE:
Work started on 27.02.12 & is in U/p by M/s Shilp Eng. & Design. PCC done & cage
prepared for bottom raft. Power supply for construction work is given by 8.75 KVA
rented DG.
CONSTRUCTION OF MAIN GATE:
Work is in U/p by M/s Ramawat Construction & RCC wall in both south & west side
completed.
CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRICAL ROOM AT POWER BLOCK:
Room for electrical power distribution for construction activities at power block
started on 21.03.12 keeping in mind the zero interruption of power as well as prompt
changeover of supply in case Discom supply fails.
CONSTRUCTION OF WEIGH BRIDGE-SAMSUNG/100 TON CAPACITY:
1. Engineer from M/s Arvin India visited site to assist the civil foundation work.
2. Excavation for the weigh bridge near main gate completed & PCC work is in U/p.

OTHERS:
Commercial staff also started to come at Naukh site from 12.03.12 onwards.
Monthly meeting held on 16th March in presence of Mr. Mayank Singhi & Mr. Rajneesh
Gupta from M/s Shiv-Vani Energy Ltd.
Celebration by GGEL team on completion of 3000 nos. piling on 20.03.12.
Five Light Tower with 04 nos 400-watt flood light make Mitsubishi with both
DG/Mains supply arranged at site by M/s Lauren-Jyoti for area lighting.
Registry of land 9.0 Beegha of Mr. Kheta Ram, Naukh@100000/- per Bheegha on
20.03.12
Murrum filling & compaction work in 02-meter extended service road of all areas
(Previously it was only 4.0 meter wide)

UPCOMING TASKS FOR THIS PERIOD:

Submission of application for Discom supply at RD 1059, IGNP pump house.

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Follow up with A.En. Pokaran & Nachana for load enhancement for construction
power supply.
HTF pipe fabrication & erection along area no. 6.

ISSUES:
Safety: One RIG owned by M/s BBR subcontractor of M/s Ramawat construction
badly hit the 11 KV construction power line at power block perimeter road on
14.03.12 & broke the conductor.
No mis happening registered & line repaired in next day.
Water Tanker: Villagers of Naukh opposed that existing water supply contract with
Naukh Sarpanch should be finished & it should be awarded to some one other in
village.

2.9 Current project status

Project was completed as targeted COD was 13.05.2013. It is under commercial
operation now.
While provision for storage facility was given but still plant is operating in day time
only. CUF is 28% as of now. Major works during operation are mirror cleaning &
preventive maintenance.

A. OPERATION RELATED: (Report-27.07.2013)

1. Two nos.new lube oil cooler (plate heat exchanger) of Siemens scope has received
at site on 27.07.13
& replacement is u/p. Some piping modification is to be done as in old coolers
cooling water is one side
& lube oil is another side while in new one oil & water is circulated in cross
for better cooling. Also, plate
pack length is increased from 414 mm to 521 mm & design temp. from 80 to
100 deg. Centg & design
presser from 8 to 10 bar both in hot & cold side. Replacement work will be done
within two days. Plant
can be run on partial load with one cooler in line while replacing another one.
2. There was first rain of the season at site at early morning of 27.07.13 & due
to that water
accumulated in 10.5 KV S/G room cable trench, all transformer pits as 40 mm gravel
not filled till date by
L-J. Plant remains stopped for the day as DNI was zero. Due to heavy rain &
non-availability of drainage
system in SF severe soil cutting is observed at many locations like near main gate,
old labor gate near
132 KV switch yard & along perimeter road of SF-3 & 4. Water is emptied
through pumps & fire truck
from switch gear room & from transformers’ pits.
3. Highest generation of 213152 KWH (max. DNI-640) in a day is achieved after COD
meant 18% CUF.

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Total generation in month July from 1.07.13 to 27.07.13 is 19, 80,800.0 kwh. Due to
low DNI generation
was zero between 25.07.13 to 27.07.03.
4. Payment for water usage charges from IGMC-RD1059 for the month March 13 to
June 13 is done on
the basis of full sanctioned water consumption 1.6 Cusec
(1.6x60x60*24x30=4147200 cft) @ Rs. 20/-
per 1000 cft due to default of installed flow meter. Already faulty flow meter is
replaced with new one &
will be considered from Aug. onwards by IGMC.
5. Receiver tube of one loop come down during tracking from the HCE support in
SF-2 due to looseness
of fitted clamp while one clamp was already missing. Same is corrected.
6. SAP implementation is u/p at site in the presence of SAP team where data feeding
for PM, MM, FA &
sales models are started in standard format
7. Black out occurs on 21.07.13 at 4.09 PM due to grid problem & our machine
also tripped at low
frequency.
8. One BFP with motor sent to OEM Sulzer due to mechanical seal damage
9. Expansion bellows of condenser are replaced with new one
10. Presently plant is run in three shifts ‘A’-6 am to 6 pm, Night-6 pm to 6 am &
general-9.30 am to 6.30
pm
B. PROJECT RELATED:
1. Sheeting & electrical light fitting work in ware house building is u/p
2. Balance insulation cladding in SF & PB not started due to lack of material
3. Painting of pipes is u/p in PB & balance mirrors for SF still not received at site
4. Wave traps & other PLCC material for PS2 end received & shifted to PS2
which will be erected on
29.07.13 after taking 132 KV bay shut down at PS2 by GGEL itself. PLCC
commissioning will be done in
next week in presence of ABB engineer. PLCC related erection work at GGEL end is
already completed by L-J.

1. In the month Nov.-Dec. the plant is running at low CUF (avg. cuf=16.55%) due to
low ANI
aperture normal irradiance where ANI=DNI*cosƟ. Angle Ɵ is the angle between a
direct ray
from the sun and the aperture plane of the parabolic trough collector (defined to be
0 degrees when
the rays are normal to the aperture plane). The ANI is around 67% of DNI hence
actual energy
input to solar field (ANI) is less as expected considering only DNI factor.
During fall through winter seasons Nov to Jan month the sun is lower in the southern
sky much of
the day, resulting in a low ANI even when the DNI is high.

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2. In month Dec.2013 the average generation achieved around 150000 KWH/day

while DNI is
reached up to 900 watt/m2 but ANI was low. This is the seasonal impact which
cannot be rectified.
Also, ambient temperature, wind velocity (and optionally direction), and relative
humidity impacts
the overall heat input to solar field. Normal time of plant operation is 9.0 am to 5.30
pm while on
19.12.13 plant is synchronized after lunch due to heavy fog.
3. Works during Plant scheduled Shutdown (5 th to 9 th Dec.13):
a. Inspection of turbine gear box is done in presence of Siemens engineer from
Sweden to check
the gearbox physical condition & wearing out of teeth if any. It is done by
applying special
red paint on the 4 nos. teeth of gear & pinion & plant is run continuously 4
hrs@30-32 mw load
because plant cannot be run at full load due to low ANI. Also, oil leakage at NDE
bearing in HP
turbine is checked. Gear box is rechecked when plant is made run at full capacity. Oil
leakage
in HP turbine is also not arrested hence need to recheck.
b. 1 nos. Rubber bellow was replaced with new one due to water leakage.
c. NRV installed in Deaerator pegging steam pipe line.
d. Baffle welding in moisture separator
e. CT, CVT, Isolator checking in line bay during 132 KV line shut down.
f. Piping work for firefighting sprinkler system in for 75 MVA GSU transformer by New
Fire
g. Other miscellaneous works
4. ISO certification 9001, 14001, 18001 is initiated through implementing
IMS-integrated
management system. Training & documentation work is u/p at site by the
consultant ‘Here
Quality, Baroda.
It is the step for branding of the unique plant operating in the India.
5. Plant inauguration may be possible on 8 th of next month Jan. 2014 by
C.M.-Rajasthan,
Vasundhara Raje Schindhiya.
6. Erection work of firefighting system by New Fire is completed in all respect but
commissioning is
pending due to payment issue by L-J. Also, insulation work from Lloyd insulation is
completed but
payment is still due (Rs. 2.5 crore) as L-J is claiming it has no payment right now to
full fill the
liability.
7. Warehouse cum maintenance building is hand over to GGEL & both are under
use.
8. One no. Sulzer make HTF pump is under break down due to impeller housing
damage by NRV pin

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stroked in impeller.
9. GGEL is bidding for approx. 2x20 MW solar PV project under JNNSM phase-II
10. SF-1 loop no. 3 taken in line in which some SCE burnt due to fire.
11. 132 KV grid voltage variations within 0.0 hrs to 24.0 hrs. is in the range of 134
KV to 116 KV &
our generation greatly impacts the grid voltage.
12. ABT meter at PS-2 is showing approx. 35 MWH higher import per month than
export recorded in
ABT meter installed at GGEL switch yard. This may be due to instrument accuracy
& calibration
error. Check meter is not installed by RVPN at their substation.

2.10 Own role in the project / reflections

The project was unique in technology so got opportunities to implement new ideas &
processes based on earlier project experiences.

1. Solar street lights were installed

2. Coordination with RRVPNL was good so it is used to expedite the work at grid
side & also in 132 KV line.
3. Major contribution & cost saving done in construction power by expediting
installation & commissioning of 11/0.440 KV 500 KVA USS & 11 KV PCC pole line.
4. I have pioneered the IGNP pump house operation, solar field cabling, 132 KV SS
commissioning & many others.
5. Lot of cost saving ideas were implemented.
6. Site electrical planning, monitoring & execution was completely handled by self.
7. Based on my performance, top management always appreciated me & made me
involve in each activity.

Appendixes:

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RISK ANALYSIS:
Risk Description Mitigation
Solar Radiation
The quantum of heat generated using solar radiations will be crucial for steam generation,
and thus the project revenue depends on the solar radiation. Solar radiation
is the most important factor affecting the economics of the project and is beyond human
control. The company has taken data from various sources and based on the company has
projected revenue generation. Though it is not possible to confirm, considering multiple
sources through which the radiation data is obtained, the company is confident that it will be
able to achieve the projections Technology. The technology being used in the project is used
in India for the first time Although solar power technology is use in India, solar thermal
projects are new, and this is the maiden project of this magnitude in India. However, the
company has taken various steps to mitigate this risk, as under…

o Appointment of Lauren as EPCM contractor (Lauren has executed projects of similar size
and nature in US)
o Usage of machineries from trusted suppliers Projects of Similar nature of Parabolic trough
technology is operational in different countries. The technology is new in India and there
may be initial teething troubles regarding repairs and maintenance etc. The company is
appointing EPCM contractor, who has experience in running such projects and is
guaranteeing power generation as EPCM contractor. The same entity will be O &
M contractor for the first year.

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In addition, the company is procuring machineries from reputed suppliers. Payment Risk
The company will be selling majority of its power to NVVN under PPA. Any default in
payment can have serious implications on credit quality the tariff payment has been secured
under abinding Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) executed with the NVVN. NVVN is the
subsidiary of NTPC which is Govt. organization and is backed by the Govt.

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2.12 Brief overview on IPMA competency levels used in the project

1. Project Design:
Project was designed based on following:
● Site data
● Method of implementing the Project
● Important Clauses of the EPCM Agreement
● Radiation analysis
● Profile of EPCM Contractor
● Technology available for Solar Power Generation
● Suppliers of the plant and machinery
● Operation and Maintenance Contract
● Carbon Credits
● Implementation Schedule
● Cost of project & means of financing
● Infrastructure facilities
2. Requirement & Objectives:
Followings requirements was addressed to fulfill the objective:
● Water facility-IGNP-20 KM away from site
● Power evacuation facility-RRVPNL SS 9 KM away from site (132 KV voltage level)
● Solar Collector Assembly Building
● Land 145 Hectare-Identified at one place
● Construction power source-JVVNL 11 KV supply 7 KM away from site
● Man & machine-locally arranged

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3. Scope & time

Timeline for the project was 2 years after PPA with NVVN.
Scope WBS was as under:

4. Quality
To maintain quality followings actions were taken:
● MQP & FQP were clearly defined
● IMIR (Inward material inspection report) was there to check in coming
material quality.
● Q photo cameras were at SCA building to check quality of assembling.
● Magnetic level meter was there to check straightness of pylon
● CTM (cube test machine) was there to check compressive strength for pile
foundation & power block foundation.
● Bioscopy is done to check welding parts inside GI pipe used for cable
insertion
● Core cutter is used for making new core to fix pylon bolt with proper
alignment
● Total station was used for level check
● Various pressure tests were done for leakage checking in DI (ductile iron
water pipe line), HTF pipe lines etc.

5. Finance

S. Particulars Value (Rs in crore)

No.
1 Estimated Cost of Project 793.84
2 Term Loan Component 569.06
3 Promoters’ Contribution 224.78
4 Debt-Equity Ratio 2.53:1
5 Average DSCR for project 1.43
6 Minimum DSCR for project 1.13
7 Sensitivity Analysis: Power generation goes down by 5% ==

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6. Resources:
Followings resources were needed for the project:
● Machineries for solar field area grading work
● Manpower for pile foundation & batching plan with quality lab
● Hydra, overhead crane & man lifter for solar collector assembly work
● Transportation for mirrors from Kandla port to site
● 400 Ton for power block erection work
● Skilled mechanical team for HTF piping argon welding work
● Staff to monitor project progress
● Solar field cabling team with OFC splicing
● Hydra for pylon erection in solar fields & crane for SCE erection
● Transmission line & substation erection team
● Various material like HTF piping, Aalborg CSP steam generator, Flabeg
parabolic mirror, HTF piping, Siemens STG etc.
7. Procurement:
Major suppliers identified by the company for supply of the plant and
machinery in this segment are as under:
● Mirrors - Flabeg, Rio Glass, Saint Gobain, Guardian
● HCE Tube - Schott Solar, Siemens
● HTF - Solutia, Dowtherm
● STG - Siemens, Bhel, GE, Man Turbo, Franco Tosi
● Steam - Thermax, BK Aalborg, Foster Wheeler
Generator
● Steam turbine generator-Siemens
● 75 MVA 132/10.5 KV generator transformer-ABB
● GI structural material-Jyoti structure
8. Permit & Approvals:

9. Stakeholder Management:

Various stake holders were owner/sponsor, EPC contractor, NVVN, CEIG, Local public, MNRE,
JVVNL, IGNP, SBP, Siemens, RRVPNL, RREC etc.

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Various stakeholders are managed with healthier relation with them. Local people
were engaged in project activities. Supported partner company in execution. Keep
informed weekly on project status to director of own company as per requirement.
Keep informed nodal agency NVVN the project progress on weekly & monthly basis.

10. Risk & Opportunity

Strengths and Opportunities:

The group is already in line of power generation and has already set up Power Plants (coal
based) of 146 MW. These plants are running successfully, and the company is using the
power for captive purposes, selling to third parties and selling to SEBs under PPA.
The group is already having its established presence in Steel, Iron and other metals. The
financials of the group are satisfactory despite overall recessionary market conditions during
2008-09 and 2009-10. The promoters are resourceful people and the group has already
infused Rs. 121.06 crores in the project which is more than 50% of their equity contribution.
Considering the financial performance of the group and resourcefulness of the promoters,
the group may be able to bring in balance equity for the project without much difficulty.
The company has already won the bid and entered PPA with NVVN, a subsidiary of NTPC. As
per the PPA, Power up to 25 % PLF will be purchased by NVVN @ Rs.12.20 per unit for a
period of next 25 years. Considering that the total loan period is 13 years, there is
reasonable tail period available for the lenders.

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The company has already acquired and taken physical possession of 148.8 hectares of
barren Govt land in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The land does not involve any
rehabilitation/displacement of people.
The company had appointed Fichtner Consulting Engineers (I) P. Ltd. for carrying out TEV
Study and advice on radiation in the area. Fichtner Consulting Engineers (I) P. Ltd. is a
reputed firm and has carried out studies for many similar projects.
The company has identified reputed machinery suppliers including Siemens and majority of
the quotations have already been obtained thereby firming up the major project cost.
Further, the promoters are resourceful and cost escalation, if any, can be borne by the
company. Suitable condition has been stipulated in this regard.
The project is coming up in Rajasthan which is having very hot and dry climate. The area
experiences rainfall for only 10-12 days in a year and provides over 350 rain free days for
power generation. The peak temperatures mainly during summer can help generation of
power for a longer period during the day.
The PPA provides for sale of power to third parties before commencement of scheduled COD
or after the company meets its obligations towards NVVN under PPA. This can help the
company to generate additional revenue and improve profitability.
Weaknesses:
The company is using solar thermal technology which is being used in India for the first
time. Any adverse feature of technology/non-availability of spare parts or timely support of
vendors can affect the performance of the company.
The technology is being used in India for the first time because solar energy sector is
opening now, and this technology is generally usable for projects with higher capacity, i.e.
50 MW or more. Considering higher capital investments, such big projects under solar power
were not implemented in India and, therefore, this technology has not been used.
This technology is already being use in various countries including USA and in Europe for
over last two decades and the performance is satisfactory.
The company has already identified highly reputed machinery suppliers and consultants.
Therefore, the difficulties in day-today operations, getting spare parts in time, etc., can be
mitigated. For solar projects, solar radiation study is very crucial and any drop in the solar
radiation as compared to estimates can severely affect the overall viability of the project.
There is no control on solar radiation from the company.
The company has already carried out study about solar radiations by using multiple methods
in consultation with its Consultant, Fichtner Consulting Engineers (I) P. Ltd. As per these
reports there is adequate radiation available in the region to produce power as per
estimates.
Various methods indicate availability of good radiations in the region and the company has
based projections on the same. However, the company has considered less radiation as a
conservative approach. Therefore, reasonable drop in radiations may not directly affect the
viability of the project. In addition, there is long tail period available with the company which
may help the lenders in exceptional case of very high drop in radiations at the site.
As per PPA, the company will have to sell most of its power to NVVN. Any delay in payment
of power bills/inability of NVVN to pay/lift the power from the company may affect the
overall viability. NVVN is subsidiary of NTPC which is enjoying significant Government
support and has been paying to its power suppliers regularly. The Government is also
supporting large number of Green Energy Projects and has been ensuring timely payment,
higher tariffs to these companies. Therefore, payment from NVVN may be safe. As per PPA,
charges of Rs.12.20 per unit are payable to the company. Any change in Government policy
(i.e. purchasing electricity from IPPs in the order of their economy etc.) can adversely affect
the viability of the project. Further, the company may not be able to sell power to third
parties at such high tariffs.

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The PPA has been entered in line with guidelines of Government of India for providing
incentives to the manufacturers of green power and the economies of power generation
from green sources and conventional sources are not comparable.
NTPC has been meeting its obligations under PPA regularly and there is no major adverse
change in Government policy pertaining to green energy.
Considering that majority of the power will be purchased under PPA by NVVN, the project
will be viable on standalone basis without selling power to third parties. Any sale of power to
third parties will improve the financial performance and repayment capacity of the company.

11. Team Work & Communication:

In this project mainly, I had to work with EPC contractor & owner company GGEL
team. During communication with GGEL, special care is taken in communication
being matrix organization to avoid conflicts between GM-Projects & GM-Electrical.
I maintained a good team work with all stakeholders to get the project done in
time with continuous learning.

12. Compliance & Standards:

Various standards are considered & complied during project execution are as
below:
● Tariff Advisory Committee for firefighting system
● NFPA-National fire protection associations for firefighting system
● ISO 8573-1 for Inst air quality
● ASTM/IS stnd. For pipes & valves
● Indian electricity act 2003
● ISO14001 for environment, ISO9001 for quality
● Indian Electricity Grid code 2011
● ISO16528:2007 for steam generator & valves
● DIN 4024-machine foundation
● Noise std. as per central pollution control board 2000
● IEC certificate
● Indian Boiler regulation 2010

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13. Process, Strategy & Governance:

After contract award to M/s Lauren Jyoti, work was started with area grading &
simultaneously pile foundation work. We at GGEL were monitoring the site work
progress on daily, weekly & monthly basis inline to scheduled time line. Also supply
of material is monitored. Strategy of project is changed based on earned value &
actual time consumed & available time in COD. Multiple vendors are used to carry
out the earth work being lot of cutting & filling work. Local people were engaged to
avoid row & as a CSR. Funding to contractors/suppliers is directly controlled by GGEL
director & targeted to avoid any delay due to payment issue.

Near to COD owner company GGEL has taken all work in their hand specially in
power block & daily progress was monitored by GGEL director at site & all financial &
technical decisions are made immediately w/o any delay.

GGEL has also engaged O & M team during project commissioning so that they can
be well verse with operational aspects of the plant.
Storage method also changed specially for parabolic mirrors to avoid self-damage
due to sun radiation.

Bottom up approach is used to expedite project activities. Resources were deployed

by GGEL to complete the project in time being first of its kind in India.

14. Major Milestones:

● Earth grading of 145-hectare area
● Completion of 6000 nos. piling
● Charging of 132 KV SS & transmission line
● Solar Collector Assembly
● Erection of 120 loops of SCA (per loop 4 SCA)
● HTF piping in solar field
● Construction power from grid
● Erection of condenser & STG
● Commissioning IGNP water pump house
● Construction of raw water tank 90 Cr liter capacity
● Supply of mirror & Aalborg CSP steam generator
● 6000 pylon erection
● Grid charging & COD

2.13 Photos:

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2.13 Glossary of abbreviations

NVVN-NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd.

MNRE-Ministry of new & renewable energy

HTF-Heat Transfer fluid

PPA-Power Purchase Agreement

SCE-Solar collector element

SCA-Solar collector assembly

CSP-Concentrate solar power

PTT-Parabolic trough technology

L-J-Lauren Jyoti

GGEL-Godawari Green Energy Ltd.

PB-Power Block

SF-Solar Field

STG-Steam Turbine Generator

IGNP-Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana

RVPN-Rajasthan Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd.

JoVVNL-Jodhpur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Ltd.

CCCW-Closed Cycle Cooling Water

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