1) 10-15% more output viz normal Solar plants. Safety requirements are minimized as the supply of 220V is directly available at the mains Panel.

2)This plant is the only plant using Micro Inverters of 1.2 KW capacity. This assures the plant to provide 10-15% extra Energy Conversion. Furthermore the future of individual PV modules has minimal impact on the total output.

3)Provides for electricity for primary, secondary schools, residential quarters, parish

4)Panels installed on roof of adjacent St Peter's church

A. Project part of 150th School Anniversary that includes an initiative to go green
B. The rooftop solar project will help the school save appox Rs 7 lac every year on its electricity bill. The carbon emission reduced by the project is equivalent to planting 850 trees
C. By studying these solar systems students can become the best ambassadors of the go green movement
D. Solar power is heating water, helping run laboratories, shining auditoriums, cooling down canteens, assisting in administrative work and illuminating street lights on school grounds

A. Project initiated in Jan 2017 got completed in Jan 2018
B. Schools are procuring newer devices to keep up with the pace of technology, but the electricity rates are hiked every year
C. The private company had installed the plant and invested in it. The School has to pay the electricity bill to the company. Company charges half the rate per unit as compared to the MSEB and the contract is valid for 25 years from the date of installation, said the School officials.
D. Daryl De Sales, the school’s alumnus who now works as a consultant in the solar industry, initiated the idea.
E. This installation provides the same amount of electricity to the school at the rate of Rs 4 per unit as compared to Rs 7 to 8 by MSEB

A. Talking about the challenges, Sales mentioned about the obsolete cabling of the building.
B. He informed "The condition of the roof needs to be checked for any leakages before installation. "
C. The school had nine different meters so we had to make it a single unit to connect all the lines.

A. Netmetering took time to get operational and still issues persist with Torrent. This is dependent on existing policies and skill of vendor and enery supplier too
B. A key parameter for Output efficiency is cleaning the solar panels regularly. Else efficiency can degrade quickly by as much as 50%.

A. 60kW on terrace, 15kW on hostel terrace 5kW (offgrid) for water pump to lift water to top of building
B. Gifted by Mr Pandian (IAS, Govt of Gujarat).
C. For first two years, about 300kW was being generated daily but it has come down.
D. Despite all our efforts, Torrent has not given the net metering, stating that we installed the solar panels, before the policy announced by the GoG. Whatever electricity we generate during holidays, summer, etc., goes to Torrent, but not credited to us!

1) 5 with 8kW storage

2) There are frequent supply breakdowns. The Solar Hybrid Plant is used to eliminate the downtime inconvenience

3) Since the School in for Tribal Adivasi children, the Electricity Supply is subsidized by the government, but frequent supply stoppage affects the children’s study and living conditions.
The plant is used to eliminate such inconvenience.