This document summarizes the development and construction of India's first concentrated solar thermal power plant in Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan. It describes the upgrading of the 2 km by 1 km plant area from 2011-2013, including piling work starting in January 2012. By June 2012 the solar field was ready for installing solar collectors. A 120 m by 45 m by 16 m high solar collector assembly building with various facilities was constructed by August 2012. Installation of solar collecting elements started in September 2012. By March 2013 the solar field was ready to generate steam. The plant was commissioned on June 19, 2013, completing construction within 20 months.

1. Indias’ 1 st Concentrated Solar
Thermal Power Plant
Godawari Green Energy Ltd.,
Nokh., Jaisalmer District., Rajasthan
Executed by
Lauren Jyoti

2. Indias’ 1 st Concentrated Solar
Thermal Power Plant
Area of Plant – 2 KM * 1 KM
Earth upgraded / Developed
and
Executed by
Lauren Jyoti
For GGEL

3. In the month Sep’11

4. In the month Oct ’11
Earth upgrading work in progress

5. In the month Nov ’11
Earth upgrading work in progress

6. In the month Nov & Dec ’11
Rigging equipment for boring mobilised

7. In the month Jan’12
Piling work Started

8. In the month Jan’12
Piling work Started

9. In the month June’12
Solar field ready for installation of Solar Collectors

10. In the month Aug’12
Solar Collector Assembly Building (120 m * 45 m * 16 m height)

11. In the month Aug’12
Solar Collector Assembly Building (120 m * 45 m * 16 m height)
Facilities Made inside SCA Building
1) 2 Bays
2) EoT Cranes – 4nos. (2 nos on each bay)
3) Jib cranes – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)
4) Jib Crane – 1no. (Dedicated for Drive pylon assembly work)
5) Cantilever arm assembly jig – 2 nos.
6) Torque box assembly jig – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)
7) SCE assembly jig – 2 nos (1 no. on each bay)
8) SCE Upside down stand – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)
9) Front and Rear end Support stand – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)
10) Photogrametry (Q-Foto) – 2 nos. ( 1 no. on each bay)
11) Mirror pit (for mirror assembly) – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)
12) Balancing unit – 2 nos. (1 no. on each bay)
13) Trailers (SCA) – 8 nos to transport thro’ tractors to Solar field
14) Mirror storage bay – 2nos. (1 no on North & South side of SCA Building
15) Hydra cranes – 2 nos. to feed torque box frames on both bays
16) Fork Lift – 2 nos. to shift from main storage to both bays’ mirror pit
17) SCA building put up in 135 working days
18) Workmen – 120 (60 on each bay) for one 12 hrs shift
19) 5 engineers on each bay

12. In the month Sep ’12
Installation of Solar Collecting Element work started (Trial)

13. In the month Mar ’13
Solar field ready for generating Steam

14. In the month Mar ’13
Visit of Top Executives

15. In the month Mar ’13
Solar field ready for generating Steam

16. In the month Mar ’13
Solar field ready for generating Steam

17. In the month Mar ’13
Solar field ready for generating Steam

18. In the month Apr ’13
Steam blow on 28-04-2013

19. In the month Apr ’13
Top View for Power Block

20. In the month June ’13
Top View for Power Block

21. In the month June ’13
Power Block

22. In the month June ’13
Power Block

23. In the month June ’13
Water treatment plant

24. In the month June ’13
SWAS system in Power Block

25. In the month June ’13
Pipe rack

26. In the month June ’13
Ullage system in PB

27. In the month June ’13
Expansion Vessel Structure in PB

28. In the month June ’13
Expansion Vessel Structure in PB

29. In the month June ’13
View from Evaporation Pond

30. In the month June ’13
View from Evaporation Pond

31. In the month June ’13
View from North

32. In the month June ’13
Cross Over (Carrying HTF)

33. In the month June ’13
Cross Over (Carrying HTF)

34. In the month June ’13
Cross Over (Carrying HTF)

35. In the month June ’13
Nitrogen Skid in PB

36. In the month June ’13
Top of Pipe rack

37. In the month June ’13
Top of Pipe rack

38. In the month June ’13
Electrical building & Battery room

39. In the month June ’13
inside Electrical building

40. In the month June ’13
inside Battery room

41. In the month June ’13
1500 KVA DG Set

42. In the month June ’13
SST & UAT

43. In the month June ’13
Cooling Tower

44. In the month June ’13
Ware house and maintenance (50m * 25m*12m)

45. In the month June ’13
Raw Water Pond (450 m * 200 m * 8 m)

46. In the month June ’13
Condenser

47. In the month June ’13
Dearator

48. In the month June ’13
Turbine building

49. In the month June ’13
Solar Turbine supplied by Siemens

50. In the month June ’13
10.5 Switch gear room

51. In the month June ’13
GSU

52. In the month June ’13
132 KV Switch yard

53. In the month June ’13
Plantation of SCAs to Generate Heat in turn Electricity in Desert Like area

54. In the month June ’13
Plantation of SCAs to Generate Heat in turn Electricity in Desert Like area

55. In the month June ’13
Plant Model

56. In the month June ’13
Plant Model

57. In the month June ’13
Plant Model

58. In the month June ’13
Team Executed the task

59. In the month June ’13

60. After commissioning
Team kept for attending operational issues

61. Lauren Jyoti.,
GGEL., 50 Mwe CSP.,
Nokh Rajasthan
Synopsys about the project
1) Area upgraded – 2000 m * 1000 m
2) No. of piling – 6000 (900mm dia * 3500 to 4000 mm depth)
3) Solar Structural Erection – 16039MT
4) Solar Collecting assembly installed -5760
5) No. of mirrors erected – 161280
6) No. of Heat Conducting Elements (HCE tubes) transported and installed – 19280of 4.2 m long. (SS tube surrounded
by Glass) – 72 KM
7) Total piping fabricated and erected – 52 KM
8) Equipment erected – 2750 MT
9) Other structures fabricated and erected – 600 MT
10) Total manpower deployed 1200 excluding civil labourers
11) Worked 24 * 7 for 14 months
Thus got commissioned on 19-06-13 as first CSP in India (Completed by 20 months from earth
breaking ceremony)

62. Lauren Jyoti.,
GGEL., 50 Mwe CSP.,
Nokh Rajasthan
Thank you
A.Victor Manickam
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