Feasibility Study, Risk Assessment and Vendor Pre-qualification report for Grid

Direct Solar Photovoltaic System at GCET Campus Building

Introduction Vendor Selection Criteria Risks Results: Financial

The main purpose was to assess the practicality of installing a grid-direct
solar PV system, evaluate the hazards involved throughout the proposed
project’s lifecycle, and establishing a pre-qualification questionnaire that
can facilitate in selecting the appropriate contractor
- Feasible Technical & Commercial Design
- Potential amount of energy generated
- Costs associated with the project
- Payback period, yields, ROI Calculations
- Risks involved and mitigation strategy
- Prequalification of local vendors
- Potential vendors for EPC of Grid Direct Solar PV System
should have been awarded certificate from DCRP for Grades
S2 / S3 to be eligible for participating in bidding process.
- Potential vendors should be contacted for submitting their
expression of interest & the designed pre-qualification
questionnaire, to be assessed by GCET procurement and
other related teams.
- Emphasis to weigh the potential vendor’s competency based
on previous similar work experience in Oman, Quality, HSE
culture and other important aspects mentioned in the PQQ.
- Electric & Arc Flashing caused by reasons including but not - Seasonal Feed-in tariffs
limited to short circuit, electrical connection failure, faulty - Summer Months: 0.029 OMR/Wp
testing and commissioning equipment, improper - Winter Months: 0.021 OMR/Wp
installation conducted by incompetent persons, having a
lack of HSE culture, not following the correct installation & - Three different scenarios assessed
maintenance procedures, human errors, etc… - EPC cost 1.4 USD/Wp = Total of $162,288 with a payback period of
- Fire caused from within the building, arc flashes, safety 13.1 years, an LCOE of 0.033 USD/kWh, and NPV of $182,913.51 and
equipment failure, and etc… ROI of 112.7%
- Strategy is required to be implemented to
prevent/mitigate risks

- and an ROI of 112.7%

Overview Technical Feasibility -
- An initial site analysis was conducted on the three GCET campus
building rooftops. Only 1 out of 3 was deemed suitable for installing Shadow analysis
Solar PV systems due to having a relatively large amount of space,
minimal obstructions, and adequate amount of sunlight hours. - EPC cost 1.5 USD/Wp = Total of $173,880 with a payback period of
- The building chosen for designing the system during the time of the 13.9 years, an LCOE of 0.035 USD/kWh, and NPV of $171,321.51 and
dissertation report contains 2 electrical rooms with having a total of 6 an ROI of 98.5%
utility meters connected to the grid.

System Details
Module Selected TrinaSolar TSM-DE17M(II)-460MS
Total No. of Modules 252 Modules
Azimuth -30 Degrees
Angle Tilt 24 Degrees Performance
Total power rating 115.9 kWp
Total System prodution 196 MWh/yr - EPC cost 1.6 USD/Wp = Total of $185,472 with a payback period of
Specific Production 1688 kWh/kWp/yr 14.7 years, an LCOE of 0.036 USD/kWh, and NPV of $159,729.51 and
an ROI of 86.4%
Sub-Array #1
No. of Modules 96
Sub-Array # Power 44,160 Watss
Inverter Huawei Sun2000-36KTL-M0
Rated AC Power 36,000 Watts
Modules in series 8
Modules in parallel 12
DC Inputs / MPPT 12 / 6
Power Ratio 22.67% Conclusion
Sub-Array #2
No. of Modules 156 - Grid-Direct Solar PV System on GCET campus building rooftop is most
Sub Array #2 Power 71,760 Watts definitely technically & commercially feasible, however due to the
uncertain rapid growth in technology and potential of feed-in tariffs
Modules in series 13 growing higher in future, as well as lifting the load restrictions
Modules in parallel 12 - Some limitations to consider are:
Inverter Huawei Sun2000-60KTL-M0 - Climatic – High temperatures and dusty environment
- Sizing – MEDC restrict systems to be sized under 50% of the load
Rated AC Power 60,000 Watts - Funding – GCET Procurement would need to secure the funds
DC Inputs / MPPT 8/4 - Recommendation to wait one year of full occupancy for monitoring
Power Ratio 19.6% building consumption behavior trends and hiring a consultant for a
full comprehensive study as well as monitoring of Solar PV contractor.