| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Megha Solar Plant |
| Country: |
India |
| Location: |
Anantapur
(Andhra Pradesh) |
| Owner(s): |
Megha Engineering and Infrastructure
(100%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 50.0 MW
Gross: 50.0 MW |
| Status: |
Under construction |
| Start Year: |
2013
|
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Megha Solar Plant
This page provides information on Megha Solar Plant, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
February 13, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Under construction |
| Country: |
India |
| City: |
Anantapur |
| Region: |
Andhra Pradesh |
| Lat/Long Location: |
16°59′
19.0″
North,
80°8′
36.0″
East |
| Land Area: |
200 hectares |
| Electricity Generation: |
130,000 MWh/yr
|
| Contact(s): |
SolarPACES |
| Break Ground: |
December 2011 |
| Start Production: |
March 2013 |
| Cost (approx): |
230 million Euros |
| PPA/Tariff Rate: |
11.31 Rs per kWh |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
25 years
|
| Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Megha Engineering and Infrastructure |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Megha Engineering and Infrastructure
(100%)
|
| EPC Contractor: |
MEIL Green Power |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
366,240 m² |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
448 |
| # of Loops: |
112 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
4 |
| SCA Aperture Area: |
817 m² |
| SCA Length: |
150 m |
| # of Modules per SCA: |
12 |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Albiasa
(AT-150)
|
| # of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs): |
16,128 |
|
HCE Manufacturer (Model): |
Siemens (UVAC 2010) |
| HCE Type (Length): |
Evacuated (4 m)
|
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Synthetic Oil |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
293°C |
| Solar-Field Temp Difference: |
393°C |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
50.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
50.0 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer: |
GE |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
| Cooling Method Description: |
Cooling Towers |
Thermal Storage
