With a total capacity of 6.063 MWp, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has successfully commissioned the largest solar power project on a refinery site.
The solar power project is spread across 34 rooftops within the refinery premises, comprising both RCC [reinforced concrete] and sloping sheet steel roofs.
“These solar plants generate more than 24,000 units per day, amounting to more than 8.8 million units per annum,” the site owner said.
Tata Power performed engineering, procurement and construction of the project, as part of an expanding C&I [commercial and industrial] portfolio.
Some 95 GoodWe string inverters were selected by Tata Power for the project. GoodWe MT Series 50-70 kW inverters are specially tailored for C&I solar market, with 30% DC input oversizing and a continuous maximum AC output power overload of 15%, which can be successfully deployed on large scale commercial rooftops and ground-mounted solar PV plants, and can help further reduce installation costs while their power boost function provides higher yield and a faster ROI.
As energy saving and emissions reduction become popular in India, 2 GW of solar capacity is expected this year in the commercial and industrial market. With significant growth of supply to the Indian market, GoodWe is aware of the importance of offering an unparalleled after-sales service to win long-term business and has already set up an Indian office in Mumbai with a ten-strong local staff set to expand.
“We are delighted to be awarded with a number of MW [scale] solar rooftops in India,” said Huang Min. “We will continue to focus on increasing our presence in terms of development and construction activities in India, with excellent quality and service.”
