19 MWp Solar PV Plant Installation in Educational Institute in Delhi-NCR: A case study

Use of fossil fuels for power generation faces issues related to air, water, noise, land alongwith other biological and socio-economic concerns. As a solar photovoltaic plant is environment friendly so it becomes an ultimate solution to these issues. To minimize the land requirement solar roof top photovoltaic plant is the best option as it uses already existing infrastructure. Optimal use of the available infrastructure minimizes the cost of power generation making it competitive with conventional sources. This paper proposes a PV system installed in an educational institution in Delhi - NCR. The total electric load of the institute is analyzed. A survey of the campus was done for exploring sites suitable for installing the solar panels. Types of solar panels are selected alongwith optimizers for maximizing the power generation. The proposed system is simulated in PVSYST. The total power generated feeds the load of the institution and the surplus power can be sold to the utilities or the options like electric vehicle charging can be applied. On considering the earnings from the system developed and different costs involved in installation, the proposed system comes out to be economically feasible.