HASMUKH GOSWAMI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, VAHELAL

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERRING

Industrial Visit Report

Name of industry: Gujarat Solar Park, Charnaka-PATAN
Day of Visit: 16/09/2014
Time: 04:00AM- 9:30PM
Department: Electrical Engineering
Semester: 3rd, 5th and 7th
No of Student Attended Visit: 320
List of Company Visited: 1. Alex Astral Power Pvt. Ltd (25 MW)
2. GPPC Pipavav Power Company Ltd. (5MW)
3. Roha Dyechem Pvt. Ltd (25MW)
4.Emmami cement pvt. Ltd (10MW)
Summary of Visit:
Industial Visit for Solar park at Charnaka Dist. Patan was organized by our college
on above date and time. Total 6 buses of students were reached to charnaka for
industrial visit under guidance of 12 faculty of electrical department
We were started at 4:00 am from the college in the college bus to reach at
charanaka. We reach there at 10:00 am at solar park. First the industrial staff
divide the buses in two groups. One group visit Observatory Deck and other group
visit solar power plant & switchyard.
After that we have taken the Lunch at the place where the arrangement is done
for all of us. We took lunch at 2:30PM.
Finally we leaved the place at 4:30PM and concluded the visit.

About solar park:

Gujarat Solar Park is the name used for a group of solar parks being constructed
in Gujarat, India. This makes Gujarat as Asia's largest solar park hub. Govt of
Gujarat is admired for taking bold and proactive initiative in the Projects of
Renewable energy to harness Clean and Green Energy. GPCL commissioned,
Asias largest "Gujarat Solar Park" to mitigate impact of Climate Change and to
protect environment for our future generation, making Solar Sector vibrant and
viable not only in our Nation but also across the Globe.
590 MW capacity of "Solar Park" is located at village Charanka, District Patan in
Gujarat spread across 5,384 acres of unused land. The integrated "Solar Park" has
state of art infrastructure with provision to harness rain water besides power
evacuation at the door steps. Installed capacity of 224MW Solar Project have
been commissioned by 20 developers. The capacity will be enhanced by another
50MW by the end of this year, thus putting the installed capacity as 274MW.,
accounting to 25% of total Solar generation developed India. Solar Park has also
capacity to generate 100 MW of Wind Power and already two Wind Mills, each of
2.1 MW has been commissioned making the Park, biggest solar-wind hybrid Park
in the world. "Solar Park also accounts for 3,42,400 tons Carbon Emission
Reductions (CERs) which is one of the largest CERs contributing Project in the
Renewable Energy Sector.
Development cost of "Solar Park" was Rs. 4500 Crores, which includes Rs. 550
Crores for infrastructure and land acquisition and Rs. 3,996 crores for Solar Power
Plant (Developers investment), besides creating an Employment for more than
1,000 people on permanent basis. Project was launched on 30.12.2010 and
commissioned on 31.12.2011 and formally dedicated to the Nation by Hon'ble
Chief Minister on 19.04.2012.
"Gujarat Solar Park" has been one of the most innovative projects in the Solar
Energy Sector having large concentration/cluster of Solar Power generating units
at single location, thereby reducing cost substantially (40%), and bringing down
lower Solar Tariff to pave way for large scale development of Solar Power
Projects.

At solar park

Ocean of Solar PV Panels spread across the Solar Park

Students at solar plant (Alex Astral Power Pvt. Ltd)

Observatory Deck constructed within Gujarat Solar Park for 360 Degree
View of overall Solar Park

At switchyard

SWITCHYARD

TRANSFORMER

AT CONTROL PANEL OF SUB STATION

AT SCADA BASE CONTROL ROOM

INVERTER CONVERTER UNIT

BATTERY UNIT

GROUP PHOTOS