Project Plan

PROJECT BACKGROUND
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Project Title: AVANAST SOLAR SPECIALIST

Project Aim: To construct own and operate Project. The project would be capable of
Overall aim of the producing approximately 450gigawatts-hours of renewable energy
project annually , with the normal net generating capacity of 100MW.The
project features thermal energy storage that allows solar energy to be
captured throughout the day and retained in a liquid salt heat transfer
liquid. when electricity is generated ,the hot liquid salt is used to
generate electricity in a conventional steam turbine cycle that would
utilize an air-cooled condenser to minimize water consumption

Project Background The project would begin once all applicable approval permits has been
and components:
obtained from NESA.
Project components include :
 625m long central receiver and solar collecting tower including
900m long maintenance crame on top of the tower.
 Conventional steam Turbines
 Insulated storage tanks for hot and cold liquid (molten) salt
 Ancillary buildings (maintenance ,administration and warehouse)
 Water treatment buildings
 Operations and control buildings
 Switchyard
 Transformers and 161/230kv electrical substations on site
 1.5km long overhead transmission lines
 1.5km long overhead line to provide auxiliary power to the project
area
 An access road from N2 construction site to the solar field
 Water wells and water supply pipeline onsite
The construction site of the project would begin once all applicable
approvals and permits have been obtained.
Avanast anticipates construction from the site preparation and grading
to the commercial operation, would take approximately 30months

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Project Benefits: This Project will result in the following outcomes:

 Adequate and constant supply of electricity to the south African citizens
 Save lives of the people in hospitals who are in icu and who are dependant of
oxygen machines
 Would benefit all the industries of which are current being seized due to load
shedding

Project Objectives: The overarching project objectives are:

NOTE: use SMART  Both population growth and legislative policy at the national
objectives levels have increased the demand for development of an additional
 Specific renewable energy resources as ekom is under strenuous due to the
 Measurable demand and resulting in overloading of the supply. looking at the
 Achievable statistics ,the population has increased tremendously over the
years in South Africa .As the demand of power continues to grow
 Releveant
and fossil fuel plants reach the end of their useful lives ,there will
 Timely be a need to provide on peak renewable power to the electrical
grid to overcome load shedding..
 Deliver approximately 450 MWh of cost effective , clean
renewable energy annually to the electrical grid
 Interconnect directly to the existing electrical transmission system
 Develop a solar energy project utilizing the CSP tower technology
with thermal storage that provides a stable and reliable renewable
energy to the grid .In South Africa peak demands often occurs
between 4:00 to 07:00 pm

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IN SA

AVANAST SOLAR SPECIALIST

Organisational Context The project would be located east of N2 approximately 10km away
from Richards Bay harbor ,KwaZulu Natal, Project footprint would
occupy approximately 2.75mm2
This project is very important for our organisation as it not only benefit
the south African citizens but will as well put our organisation on the
map and saves lives of our people in south Africa at large

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WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE

Generating facility components

Generating layout of the proposed solar plant and ancillary facilities includes:
1. Solar collecting Tower
2. The holiostat (mirror) array –a circular field with a radius approximately 4,65m
where they are located
3. The power block-with a circle with a radius of approximately 400m that houses
the solar collecting tower .steam turbine generator ,steam heat rejection and
condensing equipment ,transformers, steam generating system, heat exchangers,
thermal storage system , building and other ancillary equipment .
4. Electrical ,lighting and communication system
5. SA transmission system ,switch rooms/yard and interconnections
6. Access roads
7. Administration and maintenance buildings, which would be located along the
outside perimeter of the solar array
8. Water supply,storage and water treatment system.

SOLAR COLLECTING TOWER

Solar collecting tower would be 535m long concrete structure that supports 100m cylindrical
receiver mounted on the top of the tower. The receiver would be composed of the tube panels
through which liquid salt (HTF) flows

HELIOSTAT
This would include part of a steam turbine generator multiple feed water heaters, steam
superheaters and re-heaters lubricating oil system ,hydraulic system
The turbine would drive a generator, which would deliver electrical power via a main
generator step up transformer from onsite substation to the utility grid. Extraction steam from
the steam turbine would be used to preheat the feed water and de-aerating the feed water
THE STEAM GENERATOR
The steam generator is the core of the steam supply for the power block
The steam generator includes :
 Preheater
 Evaporator

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 Superheaters /re-heaters
 Steam turbines
 Feed water heaters deaerators
 Colling system and proposed dry cooling system
Project Deliverables: NOTE: these are the products you will have at the end of the project, e.g. a policy,
What you will deliver at education program, risk assessment & management pathway, improved awareness levels
the end of the project. etc.

Success Criteria: NOTE: the success criteria must be specific and measurable. e.g. audit data, education
How you will measure session attendance, policy uptake.
the success of the
project?

NOTE: important to be fair and reasonable.

Resources:
What are the resources Consider: people, space to meet and access to a computer & internet, etc.
required to undertake the
project?

Linkages: NOTE: What the potential opportunities for this project to link with existing organisational
Are there opportunities activity? e.g. QI, KPIs, accreditation, education, research.
for this project to gain
leverage from or provide
support to other safety
and quality project
already underway in your
organisation?
RISK PLAN
Consider the risks early?
Constraints and assumptions

Public scoping
 It is very imperative to include the public in planning the project so as to
mitigate the constraints and assumptions .public scoping is an integral
part of the planning process. It provides an early and open process for
determining to scope of issues to be addressed before the project would
be implemented,we will involve public through meetings and notice of
intent .

Constrains : issues
 Biological Resources
 Water resources
 Project alterations
 Project description
 Air quality
 Cultural resources

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 Hazardous material and safety

 Land use, recreation and transportation
 Project needs
 NESA process
 Socioeconomics
 Geology and minerals

Time Frame & Milestones: You should

allow at least
12 months to
implement a
handover
improvement
project.
COMMUNICATION PLAN
Who is important to make this project successful?
Stakeholders Who What are
their p
information
needs

e.g. Clinical staff, e.g. Dr’s, nurses, allied health e.g. data e
Organisational related to m
management, funders, current b
consumers, etc practice, the
best available
evidence,
resources
PROJECT TEAM ROLES
Are the team members clear about their roles?
Executive Sponsor:  Nominate the Executive Sponsor
 Role of the Executive Sponsor

Clinical Leaders:  Nominate the Clinical Leader(s)

List the Opinion  Role of the Clinical Leader
Leaders/Champions &
summarise role of each
Project Team  Nominate the Project Team Coordinator
Coordinator:  Role of the Project Team Coordinator

Project Team  Nominate the Project Team Members

Members:  Role of Project Team Members

Use the roles and

responsibilities
information sheet in the

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planning phase as a
guide.
Project Key Contacts: Site Project Lead.
List the contact details Name
for key people working
Email
on or involved with this
project Phone
Review Process:
Insert details of meeting
schedules and review
processes
Start Date: Completion
Date:
Executive Sponsor Name: Signature &
Date:
I have read and
reviewed this project
plan and agree to
support the
implementation
project.

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