Energetica India Magazine March 2022

CSIR-CMERI Registers Name in Guinness Book of World Re- cords for Developing World’s Largest Solar Tree ANDRITZ to Undertake Hydromechanical and Electromechani- cal Works for Upper Trishuli1 Hydro Project in Nepal 12 energetica INDIA- Mar_2022 In a bid to promote the usage of solar energy, CSIR’s Central Mechanical En- gineering Research Institute (CSIR- CMERI) has developed the world’s largest ‘solar tree’ that can be used to convert solar energy to electricity. The solar tree has been installed at ‘Cen- tre of Excellence for Farm Machinery’, Ludhiana, Punjab and is officially certi - fied by Guinness World Records (GWR) as the Largest Solar Tree in the world. The total solar photovoltaic (PV) panel surface area is 309.83 sq.m in this instal- lation, surpassing the previous record of 67 sq.m. Besides, the installed capacity of the ‘Solar Tree’ is 53.6 kWp (kilowatts peak) with a capacity to generate 160- 200 units per day of Clean and Green Power. Commenting on the achievement, Prof. (Dr.) Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR- CMERI, saif “It gives us immense plea- sure to announce a slew of innovative applications that will follow the Solar Tree. Being part of the Guiness World Records (GWR) as the Largest Solar Tree is definitely a feather in the cap and a booster for all the scientists who has worked in the project.” Dr.Hirani further added that, these so- lar trees have wide applications such as distributed power generation to cater the needs of different integrated fam- ing activities of charging e- tractors, e-power tillers & EV charging station, running agriculture pumps for irriga- tion needs, solar based cooking system for food preparation needs at the farm site, powering the cold storage needs of the farm produce thereby increasing the shelf life. ENERGY UPDATES International technology group AN- DRITZ received an order from Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd., for the complete hydro-mechan- ical and electrommechanical works of the Upper Trishuli-1 run-of-the-river hydropower plant (216 MW) located on Trishuliriver in the Rasuwa district in Nepal. The project owner is Nepal Water & En - ergy Development Company Pvt. Ltd., while Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd., Korea is the EPC contractor for this prestigious project. The scope under the hydro-mechani- cal works includes design, engineering, manufacturing, transportation, in- stallation, testing and commissioning of radial gates, vertical gates, hoists, stoplogs and penstocks. The electro-mechanical works scope consists of basic and detailed design, turbine and generator components, complete electrical power systems, bal- ance of plant and automation, instal- lation and commission of these equip- ment. The project will be completed under a time schedule of 60 months from contract effectiveness. The works will be undertaken by AN- DRITZ’s Indian subsidiary with state- of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Mandideep (near Bhopal) and Prithla (near Faridabad). This contract will be the first large sized project for ANDRITZ with complete hydromechanical works along with electro-mechanical scope in Nepal, the first being the supply of complete elec - tro-mechanical works for Nepal’s larg- est state owned project namely Upper Tamakoshi HEP, which was awarded in 2012. The Upper Trishuli-1 project is expect- ed to generate up to 1,456 GWh of elec - tricity a year and increase the country’s total power generation by 20%. By securing this prestigious contract, ANDRITZ continues to retain its lead- ing position as a preferred water-to-wire technology provider in the hydropower market in Nepal.