500 kWP GRID CONNECTED ROOFTOP SOLAR PLANT AT SNDT UNIVERSITY, JUHU, MUMBAI.
SNDT Women's University, also called by its full name Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University, is a women's university in the city of Mumbai, India.
The Juhu campus was established in 1964 and is one of the most reputed colleges of Mumbai university.
The campus undertakes multiple courses in individual building. To cater increasing expenditure on energy charges SNDT university Has established.
This plant is the largest solar rooftop project on education building in Mumbai city.
The project was installed in Opex mode under SECI through AGERCC (Client) PV module and inverter where free supplied by client.
Solar project is estimated to mitigate 15,375 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions during its lifetime, which is equivalent to planting 24,600 teak trees.
The desire capacity was achieved by installing the power plant on 5 buildings. The generated power was interconnected to nearest load point within the buildings.
Unique challenges were overcome for installation the plant such as restricted movement of within the premises, excess to roof, interconnection of new system with existing obsolete technologies, limited working hour and multiple injection points.
Extended support was provided for CEIG, Net metering and Subsidy approval. Special approval was obtain from Reliance energy for injection of Solar power plants at multiple points required for net metering.
The above arrangement is first of its kind and refer as milestone by reliance energy for net metering.