Year of commissioning: 2013 (June)
Developer, owner and operator: Volta River Authority (VRA)
Off-taker: Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo)
Annual generation: 3843 MWh (2014)
Engineering, procurement and construction: China Wind Power (CWP)
Equipments:
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PV modules and support.
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Primary DC cabling
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Array Boxes & Secondary DC cabling
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Power Conversion sub-station: inverters, transformers, shelters
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Monitoring Field bus & Control MV line
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Grid Connection sub-station
Project equipment manufacturer's specifications
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Annual solar irradiation in optimal plane of modules without any shadow: 5.53 kWh/m2/day
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Grid connection distance: 10 km
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Net electricity generation measured at the output substation: 3183 MWh/year
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Diesel generator utilization: none
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Performance ratio: 78
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Number of PV modules: 6930
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Watt-peak of one PV module: 280 Wp
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Number of inverters: 4
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Power of inverters: 500 kW
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PV array: fixed
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Monitoring equipment: electricity meters at substation
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Average lifetime: 20-25 years
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