Tornado Solar PV Park is a 27.6MW solar PV power project. It is located in Maharashtra, India. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in October 2017.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 27.6 | 27.6 | – | Active | Maharashtra, India | Suzlon Energy; Tornado Solarfarms; UPC Renewables |
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Description
The project was developed by Suzlon Energy, Tornado Solarfarms and UPC Renewables. CLP Holdings and Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 60% and 40% respectively.
Tornado Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project.
The project cost is $30.789m.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in October 2017.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Solar Energy Corporation of India under a power purchase agreement. The power is sold at the rate of $0.056kWh for a period of 25 years.
Contractors Involved
Canadian Solar (USA) was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company supplied modules with rated capacity of 320W.
Canadian Solar (USA) was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company supplied modules with rated capacity of 325W.
Canadian Solar (USA) was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company supplied modules with rated capacity of 330W.
The inverters were procured from Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems for the project.
Suzlon Energy is the O&M contractor for the solar PV power project, commencing from the year 2017.
About Suzlon Energy
Suzlon Energy Ltd (Suzlon) is a provider of renewable energy solutions. It offers comprehensive solutions that covers the entire wind energy projects scope. The company provides complete turnkey solutions from design to life-cycle asset management. Suzlon also generates electricity, sells solar systems and provides fully-finished castings and forgings and foundry components. It serves customers in the wind, oil & gas, construction, power, mining, transportation, industrial machinery, defense and aerospace sectors in Asia, Europe, North America and other regions. The company has manufacturing facilities in India and China, and R&D centers in Germany, the Netherlands, India and Denmark. Suzlon is headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
About UPC Renewables
UPC Renewables (UPC) is a renewable energy company that develops, owns and operates wind and solar farms. The company provides services such as land acquisition, environmental analysis and mitigation, development, utility power contracting, government relations, technical interface, legal contracting with counterparties, and others. It also offers construction plan development and contracting, community relations and interface, construction, logistics analysis, engineering and planning, financing, project management, administration, operations and maintenance services. UPC provides projects such as Daronghsan I, Baiqi I, Caparispisan, Kagping I and Linghai I. The company has its operations in Algeria, China, Tunisia, Indonesia, Morocco, the Philippines and the US. UPC is headquartered in Wanchai, Hong Kong.
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