| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Megha Solar Plant |
| Location: | Anantapur |
| Andhra Pradesh India | |
| Owners (%): | Megha Engineering and Infrastructure |
| Technology | Parabolic Trough |
| Solar Resource: | 1476 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2014 |
| Status Date | October 21, 2022 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2011 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 110 |
| Lat/Long Location | 14.949,77.688 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 2.42 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | Megha Engineering and Infrastructure |
| India | |
| EPC | MEIL Green Power |
| India | |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2014) | 8480.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $147.89 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 2957.8 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.12 |
| Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank’s GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |
| Remuneration INR/kWh | 11.31 |
| Remuneration Start Year | 2014 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.2 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 |
| Support Scheme Type | PPA |
| Concessional Funding or Other Support | loan from KfW €250m for 125MW project of which the Megha station is a part |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m²) | 366240 |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs) | 448 |
| # of Loops | 112 |
| # of SCAs per Loop | 4 |
| # of Modules per SCA | 12 |
| SCA Aperture Area (m²) | 817 |
| SCA Length (m) | 150 |
| Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer | Albiasa |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Albiasa |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | AT-150 |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Biphenyl/Diphenyl oxide:Xceltherm-MK1 |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
| Working Fluid Manufacturer | Radco Industries |
| # of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs) | 16128 |
| Solar Field or Receiver Inlet Temperture (C) | 293°C |
| Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 393°C |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Siemens |
| Germany | |
| Receiver Model | UVAC-2010 |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 50 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer | GE |
| USA | |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Wet |
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