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Central electricity authority Annual Report 2009-10
above under the chairmanship of Chief Enginer
(DP&D) CEA. The term of reference of the
Committee is to standardize the parameters
for kVAh metering and methodology for the
Harmonic measurement and reactive power
measurement. The report of the Committee is
under finalization.
7.3 Guidelines for Specifications for
Transformers
• Member(GO&D), CEA took a meeting on
17 th November, 2009 with power utilities
to share the experience of power utilities
regarding Guidelines for ‘Specification of
Energy Efficient Outdoor Type Three Phase
and Single Phase Distribution Transformer’
issued by CEA and use of Amorphous Core
Transformers.
• Matter regarding revision of limits of
maximum losses of various capacity of
distribution transformers included in the
Guidelines of CEA is under examination.
7.4 Reports of Sub Group–I constituted
for Grid Interactive Roof Top Solar
PV System
(a) A Task Force was constituted by MNRE
under the chairmanship of Chairperson,
CEA to examine the technical issues related
to feasibility of integrating solar power
plants with thermal/hydro power plant and
inter-connectivity of solar rooftop system
with the grid. The Task Force comprised
of members from CEA, Ministry of
Power, Ministry of Environment & Forest,
MNRE, BEE, NTPC, NHPC, BHEL,
CEL, RCEL, RRVUNL and GEDA. The
first meeting of the Task Force was held
on 18th June, 2009 at CEA Headquarters,
New Delhi. During the meeting, three
sub-groups were formed to look into
interconnectivity of solar rooftop system
with the grid, integration of solar power
plant with the existing thermal power
plant and integration of solar power plant
with the existing hydro plant. Sub Group-I
was also requested to prepare a Feasibility
Report for installing solar plant in Leh
and Sewa Bhawan.
The first meeting of the Sub Group-I was
held in July, 2009 at CEA Headquarters
and based on the comments/ suggestions of
the Committee Members and stakeholders,
the following Reports were finalized and
submitted to MNRE and also uploaded on
CEA website for wide use:
1. Report of Sub Group-I on the Grid tied
Rooftop Solar PV system
2. Detailed Project Report for Grid tied
Rooftop Solar PV power plant at Sewa
Bhawan
3. Technical Specification of Grid tied
Rooftop Solar PV system for Sewa
Bhawan
(b) A Seminar on ‘Solar Power Generation
in India and Related Technologies’ was
organized in association with CBIP on 9 th
Februray, 2009 at New Delhi. CEA made
the presentation in this seminar.
(c) A tour to Leh was undertaken to study the
feasibility of setting up of SPV plant there.
The Feasibility Report for setting up of SPV
Power Plant at Leh has been prepared and
is being submitted to MNRE and Govt. of
J&K.
7.5 Committee for HVDS system for
Gujarat
A Committee, to assess the fund
requirement for agriculture demand side
management on HVDS in the State of Gujarat,
was constituted by MoP under the chairmanship
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