Indias’ 1 st Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Plant

Godawari Green Energy Ltd.,

Nokh., Jaisalmer District., Rajasthan

Executed by

Lauren Jyoti

Indias’ 1 st Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Plant

Area of Plant – 2 KM * 1 KM

Earth upgraded / Developed and

Executed by

Lauren Jyoti

For GGEL

In the month Sep’11

In the month Oct ’11 Earth upgrading work in progress

In the month Nov ’11 Earth upgrading work in progress

In the month Nov & Dec ’11 Rigging equipment for boring mobilised

In the month Jan’12 Piling work Started

In the month Jan’12 Piling work Started

In the month June’12 Solar field ready for installation of Solar Collectors

In the month Aug’12 Solar Collector Assembly Building (120 m * 45 m * 16 m height)

In the month Aug’12 Solar Collector Assembly Building (120 m * 45 m * 16 m height)

Facilities Made inside SCA Building 1) 2 Bays

2) EoT Cranes – 4nos. (2 nos on each bay)

3) Jib cranes – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)

4) Jib Crane – 1no. (Dedicated for Drive pylon assembly work)

5) Cantilever arm assembly jig – 2 nos.

6) Torque box assembly jig – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)

7) SCE assembly jig – 2 nos (1 no. on each bay)

8) SCE Upside down stand – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)

9) Front and Rear end Support stand – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)

10) Photogrametry (Q-Foto) – 2 nos. ( 1 no. on each bay)

11) Mirror pit (for mirror assembly) – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)

12) Balancing unit – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)

13) Trailers (SCA) – 8 nos to transport thro’ tractors to Solar field

14) Mirror storage bay – 2nos. (1 no on North & South side of SCA Building

15) Hydra cranes – 2 nos. to feed torque box frames on both bays

16) Fork Lift – 2 nos. to shift from main storage to both bays’ mirror pit

17) SCA building put up in 135 working days

18) Workmen – 120 (60 on each bay) for one 12 hrs shift

19) 5 engineers on each bay

In the month Sep ’12 Installation of Solar Collecting Element work started (Trial)

In the month Mar ’13 Solar field ready for generating Steam

In the month Mar ’13 Visit of Top Executives

In the month Mar ’13 Solar field ready for generating Steam

In the month Mar ’13 Solar field ready for generating Steam

In the month Mar ’13 Solar field ready for generating Steam

In the month Apr ’13 Steam blow on 28-04-2013

In the month Apr ’13 Top View for Power Block

In the month June ’13 Top View for Power Block

In the month June ’13 Power Block

In the month June ’13 Power Block

In the month June ’13 Water treatment plant

In the month June ’13 SWAS system in Power Block

In the month June ’13 Pipe rack

In the month June ’13 Ullage system in PB

In the month June ’13 Expansion Vessel Structure in PB

In the month June ’13 Expansion Vessel Structure in PB

In the month June ’13 View from Evaporation Pond

In the month June ’13 View from Evaporation Pond

In the month June ’13 View from North

In the month June ’13 Cross Over (Carrying HTF)

In the month June ’13 Cross Over (Carrying HTF)

In the month June ’13 Cross Over (Carrying HTF)

In the month June ’13 Nitrogen Skid in PB

In the month June ’13 Top of Pipe rack

In the month June ’13 Top of Pipe rack

In the month June ’13 Electrical building & Battery room

In the month June ’13 inside Electrical building

In the month June ’13 inside Battery room

In the month June ’13 1500 KVA DG Set

In the month June ’13 SST & UAT

In the month June ’13 Cooling Tower

In the month June ’13 Ware house and maintenance (50m * 25m*12m)

In the month June ’13 Raw Water Pond (450 m * 200 m * 8 m)

In the month June ’13 Condenser

In the month June ’13 Dearator

In the month June ’13 Turbine building

In the month June ’13 Solar Turbine supplied by Siemens

In the month June ’13 10.5 Switch gear room

In the month June ’13 GSU

In the month June ’13 132 KV Switch yard

In the month June ’13 Plantation of SCAs to Generate Heat in turn Electricity in Desert Like area

In the month June ’13 Plantation of SCAs to Generate Heat in turn Electricity in Desert Like area

In the month June ’13 Plant Model

In the month June ’13 Plant Model

In the month June ’13 Plant Model

In the month June ’13 Team Executed the task

In the month June ’13

After commissioning Team kept for attending operational issues

Lauren Jyoti., GGEL., 50 Mwe CSP., Nokh Rajasthan

Synopsys about the project

1) Area upgraded – 2000 m * 1000 m

2) No. of piling – 6000 (900mm dia * 3500 to 4000 mm depth)

3) Solar Structural Erection – 16039 MT

4) Solar Collecting assembly installed -5760 5) No. of mirrors erected – 161280 6) No. of Heat Conducting Elements (HCE tubes) transported and installed – 19280 of 4.2 m long. (SS tube surrounded

by Glass) – 72 KM 7) Total piping fabricated and erected – 52 KM 8) Equipment erected – 2750 MT 9) Other structures fabricated and erected – 600 MT 10) Total manpower deployed 1200 excluding civil labourers

11) Worked 24 * 7 for 14 months

Thus got commissioned on 19-06-13 as first CSP in India (Completed by 20 months from earth

breaking ceremony)

Lauren Jyoti., GGEL., 50 Mwe CSP.,

Nokh Rajasthan

Thank you

A.Victor Manickam

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