MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT

Project planning

Activities at the project planning phase comprise site selection, technical and financial feasibility studies, engineering design and project development. The first two activities involve measuring the solar resource potential and estimating the environmental and social impacts of developing a solar plant on an identified site. Engineering design involves identifying the technical aspects of the mechanical and electrical systems, the civil engineering work and infrastructure, the construction plan and the operations and maintenance (O&M) model. Project development consists of administrative tasks such as obtaining land rights, permits, licenses and approvals from different authorities; managing regulatory issues; negotiating and securing financing; negotiating and signing insurance contracts; contracting an engineering company; negotiating the rent or purchase of the land; and managing the procurement processes.

EXAMPLE: Planning a 50 MW solar PV plant requires an estimated 2,120 person-days of labour. Project development activity accounts for about 59 percent of this labour (1,250 person-days), followed by site selection (17%), engineering design (12%), and feasibility analyses (12%). Table 1 presents a breakdown of the total workforce needed in project planning by activity.

Almost 40 percent of the total person-days needed are for legal, energy regulation, real estate and taxation experts. 

Source: http://www.solarquarter.com/index.php/analysis1/5574-requirements-for-solar-pv-development 

THE TOP GOVERNMENT PROGRAMES IN THE SOLAR SECTOR

January 16, 2018

Below are top government programme initiatives taken by the government in the solar sector to push more and more individuals and companies globally to go solar and 100% renewable:

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

– The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched in January 2010 by former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. Its aim is to reduce the cost of solar power generation and install 20,000MW of grid-connected solar power. 

Rooftop Scheme

– Under the rooftop scheme executed by SECI (Solar Energy Corporation of India), 200 MW of projects has been allocated, out of which 45 MW of capacity have been commissioned. Addition to this, special schemes including 73 MW for warehouses and 50 MW for the CPWD (Central Public Works Department) have been launched. 

Solar Park Scheme

– MNRE has come up with a scheme to set up a number of solar parks across several states, each with a capacity of almost 500 MW.  The solar park will enable states to bring in investment from project developers and offer employment opportunities to the local population.

VGF (Viability Gap Funding) Scheme –

Viability Gap Funding scheme is implemented by SECI. In the past few years, SECI has made multiple project allocations under the VGF mechanism. The first 750 MW allocation has already been executed of which 680 MW capacity has been installed and commissioned. VGF support will be provided for setting up of grid-connected solar PV projects of a minimum 2000 MW capacity by solar power developers on build own operate basis.

Government Yojana Solar Energy Subsidy Scheme –

Under this Scheme, financial assistance and capital subsidy will be provided to the applicant to the extent of 50 percent, 75 percent and 90 percent of the basis of basic cost of the solar energy plant.

UDAY Scheme

– UDAY or Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna was launched in November 2015 as a revival package for electricity distribution companies of India initiated by the Government of India with the idea to find permanent solar power solutions to the financial mess that the power distribution was facing at that time.

Source: https://amplussolar.com/blogs/the-top-government-programes-in-the-solar-sector/ 

FROM WHERE CAN YOU GET FULL TRAINING?

Only one answer: Institute of Solar Technology (http://istindia.org )

WHY?

See once Core Syllabus of Institute of Solar Technology

Site Assessments and Project Planing

1. PV System Site Assessment
2. Solar PV Site Assessment Procedure - Preliminary Solar Site Assessment, Site Access Notes
3. Shading Analysis for Photovoltaic Systems - Objective and Subjective Shade, Static and Dynamic Shade, Whole and Partial Shade
4. Shade and Power: The Multiplier Effect, Damage to Solar Panels
5. Determine true south, Site Analysis, Sun paths, SUN PATHS DIAGRAM, Altitude and azimuth, Site Evaluation

Project Design and Documentation

1. Basic principles of system design
2. Steps to follow to design an efficient PV system
3. Factors to be considered in Solar System Design
4. System Design of Solar PV Systems - Load Analysis, Solar Array Design, Inverter Issues, Battery Sizing, Charge Controller
5. Small Rooftop Solar Power Plant Calculation - Load Calculate, Inverter Selection, Battery Bank Calculation, PV Array Design, PV Array Design Error Checking
6. Street Light, Water Pump Design & Calculation
7. Solar PV Power Plant Design & Calculation: 5 KWp, 10KWp, 15KWp and so on, CALCULATE MAXIMUM STRING SIZE, CALCULATE MINUMUM STRING SIZE, CALCULATE NUMBER OF STRINGS IN PARALLEL, QUICK CROSS CHECK OF STRING SIZING
8. PLANT BoS equipment sizing - Minimum Voltage Rating, Minimum Current Rating, Cable Selection and Sizing, Fault Current Protection, String Fuses, Module cables, cable voltage rating, current carrying capacity of the cable, Protection against overcurrent and overvoltage, AC Cables, Cable losses, Cable Tags, Junction Boxes, DC Switches/Disconnects, Circuit Breaker, Data Monitoring, Design Documentation, Drawing Sheet, Energy Yield Prediction, SPECIFIC ENERGY YIELD, CUF, PERFORMANCE RATIO, Ideal Energy, Bill of materials, Quotation, PO, Cost price of solar PV power system, Payback Period
9. Solar PV Software Training - Design Aspects, Site Analisise using solar software, Calculation shadow effects, PV Array Design, Tracking System, I-V characteristics, Electrical Assembly, power generation calculation, Economic efficiency simulation, Economic Efficiency Report etc
10. Project Feasibility study of Techno-commercial Reporting, DPR & PPA making for PV Power Project

PV Project Management

1. What is Project ?
2. Project Management, Project Management Processes
3. Project Management Knowledge Areas - Develop Project Charter, Develop Project Management Plan, Manage Project Work, Monitor and Control Project Work, Perform Integrated Change Control, Close Project or Phase
4. Project Scope Management
5. Project Time Management, Bar charts
6. AOA, CPM, PERT
7. Project Cost Management, PV, EV, BCWS, AC, EAC, CPI, ETC, CV, SPI, VAC
8. Project Quality Management
9. Project Human Resource Management
10. Project Communications Management
11. Project Risk Management
12. Project Procurement Management
13. Project Stakeholder Management
14. Project vs Operational Work
15. Project Stakeholders
16. Detailed Site Analysis, Basic Engineering
17. Technology Selection
18. Due Diligence Services in PV Projects
19. Yield Projection, PV Performance Projection
20. Implementing MW Solar Power Plants - Action Framework
21. Getting a PPA for a MW Solar Power Plant
22. EPC Selection for a MW Solar Plant