Webinar Solar Power Plants
2021-10-24
Location : Webinar
JES Pune chapter has been organizing webinars and seminars on technical topics for learning and knowledge sharing. JES Pune in collaboration with Jyestha Bharat - Shrestha Bharat had organized a webinar on “Rooftop Solar Power Plants” and its benefits. In today’s time Solar power is the affordable source of Green Energy and reduces Carbon footprints and is helpful in controlling the climate change. Er Sudhir Jain, welcomed all the participants and introduced the Speaker of The day Er Shantanu Deshmukh, MD Pratham Multitech Pvt Ltd. Pratham multitech has installed more than 500 Solar power installation. Er Deshmukh has extensive experience in design and installation of Rooftop Solar Power plants (SPP). We had the opportunity to listen to working professional giving insight from A to Z of a SPP. Er Deshmukh explained the Fundamentals of Solar cells and panels, various components of a power plant. Viz Solar panel, Inverter, DC cabling and Structures. Normally there are two types of systems On grid and Off grid systems. In on grid system you are connected to Electricity Distribution Company, s Grid and a net metering system is installed. During the day the solar power is either consumed on connected load or transferred to Grid of distribution company (Export). During night time, consumer draws power, (import), from the Grid. So there is no need to have storage of Power. Consumer pays on the basis of net units consumed, based net of Import less exports. It is called net metering. In off grid system, it is stand alone and surplus power is stored in the Batteries, which can be used during night. Battery cost being very high the off grid system is not very popular. The funding of large plants is also done by either Capex model or Build Own and Operate Model. In second case the consumer provides space and investor builds the plant. Consumer pays monthly payment to investors. Benefits of lower cost of electricity are shared by both. ER Deshmukh also presented a real time data of Prism Housing Society, Pune. The society has installed 105 KW capacity of SPP and is able to save Rs 2.0 lacs per month of electricity charges. The cost Of SPP was 60 lacs. The benefits of solar power are 1. Green Energy 2. Long life of panels and plant 20 years. 3 No maintenance cost 4 Cheaper than MSEB supply rates 5 No effect of Tariff increase. The session was very well received by JES members and other participants. In a question answer session post presentation many technical queries of inquisitive mind were answered. The program was concluded with vote of thanks by Dr Prakash Barjatia and Er Sunil Kataria. Er Sudhir Jain President- JES Pune chapter