Navrongo Solar

Description

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:
  • PV modules and support.
  • Primary DC cabling
  • Array Boxes & Secondary DC cabling
  • Power Conversion sub-station: inverters, transformers, shelters
  • Monitoring Field bus & Control MV line
  • Grid Connection sub-station
Project equipment manufacturer's specifications
  • Annual solar irradiation in optimal plane of modules without any shadow: 5.53 kWh/m2/day
  • Grid connection distance: 10 km
  • Net electricity generation measured at the output substation: 3183 MWh/year
  • Diesel generator utilization: none
  • Performance ratio: 78
  • Number of PV modules: 6930
  • Watt-peak of one PV module: 280 Wp
  • Number of inverters: 4
  • Power of inverters: 500 kW
  • PV array: fixed
  • Monitoring equipment: electricity meters at substation
  • Average lifetime: 20-25 years
 
Info

INSTALLED CAPACITY (operational plants) or PLANNED CAPACITY (planned plants): 

2.50MW

Connection: 

Ongrid

Current Status: 

Operational

Investment Cost: 

7 300 000.00€

Type: 

Observatory Country: 

RE&EE Category: 

  • Photovoltaic Power Plants Grid-Connected
Historical Performance

Year Capacity Available Capacity Installed Capacity Factor Annual Energy Production
2014 2.50 MW 3 843.00 MWh
Owners
Developers
Volta River Authority (VRA)

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