Residential Roof-Top Case Studies

World’s largest solar rooftop installation on a cricket stadium, at Cricket Club of India (CCI), Mumbai with Offset 840 tonnes of carbon annually.

Tata Power Solar commissioned 820.8 kWp at Cricket Club of India (CCI), Mumbai in 100 days. The Stadium was inaugurated by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Project Highlights

• 10.8 MW distributed rooftop systems: With 7750+ distinct locations, spread across the state, the program called for supply, installation & commissioning of individual systems each of 1-5 kW under battery based off-grid systems and 2-100 kW under grid connected systems. Orders included requirements from remote locations, sometimes with inaccessible road infrastructure.


• Unique roofs - unique designs: Given the diversity in types of roofs, flat & tiled, sloping roofs to roofs under the shadow of coconut trees, each solar array had to be custom designed for optimum efficiency. Engineers at Tata Power Solar customized the design of these structures, which made installation possible on any kind of roof or shadow free area which was available.


• High Winds: Kerala, being a costal state, is subject to high speed winds and at times cyclones. The systems have been designed keeping in mind the climatic conditions, with the solar arrays capable of withstanding a wind speed of up to 160Kmph.

Tata Power Solar will install solar rooftop projects at manufacturing sites located at Durgapur in West Bengal, Pallavaram and Hosur in Tamil Nadu, multi-modal manufacturing site at Pune and upcoming factory at Marhowra in Bihar and maintenance facility at Roza in Uttar Pradesh.

Tata Power Solar has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with GE to provide solar rooftop solutions for six manufacturing and services sites in India.

Mr. Amit Kumar, Vice President, Supply Chain - GE India & South-East Asia said, “India is an important manufacturing base for GE and sustainability is at the core of our business. Generation of solar power at our manufacturing plants will help us in reducing our carbon footprint. The country has a lot of potential for solar rooftop projects which need to be harnessed to meet India’s energy needs for manufacturing.”

Ashish Khanna, President, MD & CEO, Tata Power Solar said, “The project underlines our leadership in project commissioning space and reflects GE’s commitment towards enhancing solar energy for its manufacturing units. It also demonstrates GE’s confidence in Tata Power capabilities in providing reliable solar power through competency in rooftop solutions. We are hopeful that the renewable segment will also be encouraged by these cost optimized energy solutions.”

Dell Inc. is an American multinational computer technology company that develops computers and related products and services. Dell is pairing technology with innovation to make a positive social and environmental impact – building a Legacy of Good. They were looking to invest in clean green energy in their Indian facilities, and partnered with Tata Power Solar to integrate solar power in their energy mix.

Dell is green conscious company, trying to generate green power wherever possible, thereby reducing the load on the environment. At their facility in Bengaluru, they already have a rooftop solar power plant installed.

Dell had two objectives when they were looking at green energy, namely – power the office premises with renewable energy and reduce the usage of energy for cooling the building during summers. Tata Power Solar offered to commission a vertical solar system, which would produce the essential clean and green energy to power their office and also cut-off direct sunlight from hitting the building, thus keeping it cool during summers.

Our Benefits

• Exclusively specially made stainless steel structures were used on the south facing façade of the building to mount the panels, thus protecting the building from direct sunlight.
• Reduction of heat in the building due to the shadowing benefits provided by the panels, helped in reducing the energy required for cooling the building.
• The project powers lighting in entire cafeteria and basement parking. To maximize energy generation tilt was incorporated in the structures.
• The project has empowered 30+ people by their training & development in management of a solar projects, who will now be managing this project locally.

Tata Power Solar commissioned 2.67 MW solar carport at Cochin International Airport. The project comprised of putting together 8472 solar panels on 27 carports spread over 20289.9 square meter of area. The entire solar plant is aimed towards reducing 1868 tonnes of CO2 annually.

The grid-connected carport plant required high-level engineering and designing skills for assembling the massive carport structures. Additionally, advanced technology and design was of utmost importance to match and maintain the quality standards in place.

India's largest carport in India, solarized by Tata Power Solar.
2.67 MW plant spread across 20289.9 square meter area.
Offsets 1868 tonnes of CO2 at Cochin International Airport.

Mr. V J Kurian, Managing Director, Cochin International Airport Limited, said "Cochin International Airport Limited became the first Airport in the world to be fully powered by solar energy during August 2015. It has now accomplished another milestone by implementing India's largest solar carport. We appreciate Tata Power Solar's professionalism and thank them for completing this project in a record time."

Mr. Ashish Khanna, ED & CEO, Tata Power Solar, said "It is a matter of great pride for us to be able to fulfil client's objective in meeting the requirement of solar panels and in the process setting up of India’s largest carport. The project is a benchmark in terms of engineering expertise utilized in terms of complexities encountered considering the high water levels in backfilled lands. The modular design has helped us to execute the project in a record time and we are looking forward to more of these initiatives being replicated in other airports and commercial establishments."

Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) is a non-profit philosophical organization with its headquarters in Beas, Punjab. It is based on the spiritual teachings of all religions. Radha Soami Satsang Beas Educational and Environmental Society (RSSB-EES) is a charitable organization based at Dera Bhai Jamal Singh, which operates multiple charitable initiatives in the field of environment and education. In line with their vision and the Punjab government’s grid connected rooftop solar policy in place, RSSB-EES decided upon installation of a solar power plant on idle rooftop space, available over the Satsang sheds.

Tata Power Solar took up the engineering, procurement and construction of a 16 MW solar rooftop project for R.S.S.B. Educational & Environmental Society (RSSB–EES). Built across 8 sheltered venues in a single premise, the project is the largest solar rooftop plant in the world, set up in a single phase and will produce more than 150 lakh units of electricity annually.

HMR Institute of Technology & Management is a leading private Engineering College located in New Delhi, India offering both Management & Engineering courses. With its vision of going green, they were looking for a trusted partner to start their renewable journey.

Benefits
1. The solar rooftop system fulfills institute’s 100% energy requirement
2. Live solar projects for the college students
3. Utilization of un-used roof space
4. Largest Solar Rooftop installation in the education sector in Delhi – NCR

The rooftop solar system generates 2,04,000 units of electricity annually and will offset 3,679 tonnes of carbon over next 25 years