LFR Solar Thermal Desalination plant

Details

Project ID: 

228

Other plant names: 

Ramanathapuram Desalination plan

Date Entered: 

03/09/2012

Status

Current Status: 

Construction

Status Notes: 

MED-TVC testing completed.

EPC Date Granted: 

01/09/2010

Notice to Proceed (NTP): 

01/09/2010

Construction date – actual starting date: 

01/03/2012

Expected Commercial Operation Date (COD): 

01/09/2012

Technology

Gross Capacity: 

1.06

MW Range: 

<9

MWe or MWth: 

MWth

Technology: 

Fresnel

Application: 

Demonstration

Back-up fuel: 

Biomass

Back-up fuel percentage: 

50%

Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF): 

Water

Net Annual Production – Expected (GWh): 

6

Solar Field Inlet Temperature (ºC): 

40

Solar Field Outlet Temperature (ºC): 

218

Storage (Hours): 

0.50

Storage temperature (Celsius): 

211.00

Country: 

India

State/Region: 

Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu

Latitude: 

9.15

Longitude: 

78.45

Solar Field Aperture Area (sq m): 

1404

Companies Involved

Developers: 

Coimbatore

KG Designs Services

Developers (Ownership Notes): 

Department of Science and Technology owned plant developed by M/S KG Design Services Pvt. Ltd and National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.

EPC: 

KG Designs Services

Utility (Off-taker) 1: 

Tamil Nadu Water And Drainage Board (TWAD)

PPA Notes: 

Water Purchase Agreement signed between TWAD board and developer.

Investment & Finance

Financing: 

Financing provided by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.

Suppliers

O&M Contractors: 

KG Design Services Pvt. Ltd.

O&M Contract Length: 

3 years

Storage medium: 

Steam accumulator

Mirror Supplier FR 1 : 

Saint Gobain

Additional

Additional Info: 

This is a desalination plant. The capacity of the Linear Fresnel solar field is 560kW(thermal). Since it is a  hybrid system the biomass boiler output is also at 500kW(thermal).

LFR Solar Thermal Desalination plant

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