Venue: Online
Date: 19th – 20th December 2019
The ADB TA team conducted a 2-day in-person training workshop for the officials of the Puducherry Electricity Department (PED). The training workshop was attended by around 30 PED grid engineers and senior officials. The training covered the following key modules:
- Solar PV sector and system configuration
- Major components of a solar PV system
- Site feasibility and due diligence
- Energy generation analysis
- Policy regulations and business models
- Administrative setup and billing
- Design and safety overview
- Interconnection and inspection
- Interconnection challenges
- Site visit to a 50 kWp rooftop solar plant
A site visit was conducted to a 50 kWp rooftop solar plant located at Aurobindo Ashram which is 2 Kms away from the venue. The visit encompassed discussions and observations on the orientation of the SRT modules, type of the foundation, inverter sizing, make of the equipment’s used in the system, savings accrued to the Ashram, frequency of cleaning the modules, physically checking the grounding.