Brief Description of Project

This is development, build, own, operate a 15MW grid-tied solar power plant at Orpington in Kent. All electricity generated is for sale to utility companies on 15-20 year Power Purchase Agreements (PPA). The solar power plant will also have 30MWh battery storage.

Scope of work:

Development Stage

• Agreement with off-taker
• Land Acquisition – 30 Hectares
• Environmental and Social Impact studies
• Feasibility study (including technology selection, yield calculations, financial models etc)
• Grid Impact study
• Power Purchase Agreement
• Project finance

EPC Stage

• Engineering Design, Equipment Selection, Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, Project supervision
• Procurement – supply and delivery of solar panels, sun tracker mounting frames, inverters, lithium-ion batteries, transformers, cabling, civil infrastructure, remote monitoring equipment, balance of system equipment.
• Construction – civil (land clearing, road works, fence + security, site buildings, drainage, frame mounting) electrical connections (including sub-station connection), testing and commissioning, going live

Operation and Maintenance Stage

• System operation including remote monitoring
• Scheduled and breakdown maintenance (including solar panel cleaning, parts replacement etc)

Stage of Development: Early stage