400 kWp GRID CONNECTED ROOFTOP SOLAR PLANT AT JHARKHAND STATE CRICKET ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM,DHURWA RANCHI

Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) in its International Cricket Stadium situated at H.E.C, Dhurwa, Ranchi has installed 400kW Grid Connected roof Top (GCRT) Solar Photovoltaic Power plant on its buildings.

Solar PV power plant established at JSCA is one of the largest single location Grid Connected Solar power plant installed in Jharkhand.

The total cost of project is 176 lakhs & a subsidy of INR 52 lakhs will be provided by JREDA. JSCA will bear the balance amount of 124 lakhs. JSCA will recover the amount invested in GCRT Solar PV power plant in the form of savings from energy bill to be paid to JBVNL in less than 5 year. The plant has a warranted life for 25 years which will results power saving of appx. Rs. 10.00 Crores (Rupees Ten Crores only). Additionally, will reduce 528 Tons of CO_2. per year.

The Solar Power plant is installed under Utility area of the stadium.

The Plant is installed on five different buildings and the generated solar power is interconnected to nearest points. For Optimum generation AC to DC ratio is kept as unity.

The Solar plant is having net metering facility and solar power plant is synchronized with DG Power set.

The challenges faced in this project are like access to the inclined and parabolic metal roof.

Innovative techniques were implemented to integrate the inverters which were as far as 1000 meters from each other on a single portal. This was achieved by using special communication cables and single point data integration with single communication network.

The project also involved statutory approvals such as, subsidy from JREDA, Net Metering from JBVNL & CEIG approval.

The Project was inaugurated by, Chief Minister of Jharkhand Mr. Hemant Soren, Captain Cool of Indian Cricket team Mr. M.S. Dhoni.

The real time project generations and Highlights are displayed on a screen at entrance of the cricket stadium.

The benefits of Harnessing Solar Energy were learnt and advocated for implementation for GREEN PITCH CRICKET STADIUMS in the Country.