A Throwback Memory in India:

10 MW PV Plant with Sungrow

Central Inverter

Location
Pokhran, Rajasthan

Introduction
Rajasthan is one of the leading solar states in India due to
Developer
abundance of solar energy and availability of large patch of Palimarwar Solar Project Pvt. Ltd.
barren lands. It has been the most favoured destination among
LN Bangur Group
the IPPs in recent times to set up utility-scale solar projects.

Pokhran is a place in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan and is near Design & Engineering
to Thar desert region where Sungrow’s outdoor central inverter
IBC Solar
solution was first installed in India in 2015. This solar project of
10 MW was developed by M/s Palimarwar Solar Project Private
Limited, a subsidiary of LNB Renewable (part of LN Bangur EPC and O&M
group). LNB Group is one of India's leading diversified business
LNB Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd.
conglomerate having presence across multiple sectors.

This ground mounted project was one of the early projects of Capacity
LNB group to diversify its portfolio into Renewables.
AC: 10 MW

Inverter
Description
Sungrow
The PV plant has a AC capacity of 10 MW. The solar project
has been built on a flat terrain with modules facing the sun in
southern direction, to catch as much irradiation as possible. Modules
TATA Power Solar

This PV plant had the first Sungrow central inverter installations

in India. It was connected to the grid in 2015, when central Commissioning Date
inverters for PV plants were in the range of 500 kW - 1 MW as
Q2, 2015
the most commonly used solution.

Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.

info@in.sungrowpower.com www.sungrowpower.com
Sungrow, already having its presence across the globe,
was a new entrant to India market in 2015. With robust
performance track record of its central inverters across
the globe, its SG1000TS was selected for the project which
was on a flat terrain.
The PV plant used total 10 units of Sungrow SG1000TS
central inverter solution. When solar industry in India was
using indoor inverters at that time, Sungrow’s SG1000TS
product with IP54 protection was a unique proposition
to enter the market. This IP54 solution reduced the
requirement of inverter rooms and made the installation
as a plug and play innovation for this ground mounted
solar project. This novel approach helped the customer to
reduce BoS cost to a great extent and hence get higher
return on investment.
The project is generating over more than 16 million units
of clean energy every year since last five years of operation.
This has also helped to offset 13000 tonnes of CO 2 annually
and will continue to do so.
Pokhran, a desert area where ambient temperature rising
to 50 degree Celsius is a common phenomenon. In such
dr y and hot conditions, Sungrow ’s SG1000TS central
inverters are running and delivering power continuously for
more than 2000 days. The efficient thermal design, along
with high quality components duly supported by regular
monitoring by a dedicated local service team has made
this project performing in tough climate over past 5 years.
Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
info@in.sungrowpower.com www.sungrowpower.com
Quote from the Customer
“Sungrow being a pioneer in power conversion technology,
their products are highly reliable. The performance of
Sungrow’s central inverters for this project over last five years
has been satisfactory. The support by Sungrow service team is
commendable who have always been effective and responsive.
It is a pleasure to partner with Sungrow for their first central
inverter installation in India for one of our early solar projects
and we hope to continue this in all our other projects.”
- Mr. Rohan Jhawar, Head Renewables
New Innovations
Sungrow keeps pioneering on new innovations and is now
offering comprehensive updated PV and energy storage
solutions in India. The flagship products cover both utility-scale
and rooftop segments, including the 1500V 3.125 MW outdoor
central inverter, the world’s most powerful 1500V string inverter
SG250HX, and prominent commercial PV portfolio ranging
from 33 kW to 110 kW. The integrated energy storage systems
that Sungrow provides can meet mounting demand locally,
prop up grid stability and frequency regulation. The local
manufacturing facility with 3 GW annual production capacity
based in Bengaluru can significantly shorten the lead time and
support Make in India initiative.