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Renewable Asset Management
Maximizing returns from your RE Asset
Implementing Agro PV in Tandur, Andhra Pradesh An example of dual use of land and water
Presenter: Sohini Gupta, Manager-Sustainability & CSR
Project Lead: Mr. Swaminathan Manikandan, Innovation Manager
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Mahindra Teqo is a new age tech-enabled Renewable Energy Asset
Management offering from the flagship Mahindra Group – A USD
20.7 Billion Group spread across 100+ countries. Mahindra Teqo
offers a complete suite of products & services for streamlined asset
management to help the global renewable industry maximize returns
from their RE assets.
What does TEQO signify?
Our pro-technology approach to problem solving helps us identify obstacles to enable
peak performance & deliver what our brand cares most about :
Quality Simplified, to efficiently manage assets
QU
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SIM
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CONSUMABLE TECHNOLOGY+
SMOOTH OPERATIONS
How do we achieve this?
Using Technology to enable smooth Operations
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About Mahindra Teqo
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Teqo Global Footprint Asset Coverage
India > 3600 MWp
Saudi Arabia > 405 MWp
UAE > 10.5 MWp
Thailand > 6 MWp
Malaysia > 1 MWp
Global Presence
India
USA
Canada
Thailand
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Italy
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Offering Overview
Operations & Maintenance
(Technical Operation)
Asset Management
(Commercial Operation)
Technical Due Diligence & Testing Services
(Performance Auditing)
INDIA’S FIRST
MOBILE PV
TESTING
LAB
Remote Monitoring & Analytics 24X7 Command Centre ERP Predictive Analytics
Electronic Detection
Fences Drone Security & Thermography Dry Robot Cleaning
PERFORMANCE
ENHANCEMENT
SERVICES
IN-HOUSE
PRODUCTS
VALUE ADDED
SERVICES
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Our Sustainability Framework
Susten adopted Mahindra Sustainability Framework in FY17-18 & framed its Strategy
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Problem Statement Unwanted Vegetation and weed is a Key Problem at any Solar PV plant
• Causes difficulties in movement of personnel for maintenance
• No grass leads to high temperature leading to loss of generation
• Shrub shadows on the modules leading to loss of generation
• Risk to life due to increased presence of reptiles
• Cut and stored dry grass is a fire risk
• 15 laborer's to clear 50 Acre plant which is expensive and time
consuming; no. of cycles is unexpected and high
Quantification
– 1 MWp solar PV plant covers approx. 5 acres
– Total portfolio under our management is 3500 MWp
– Avg. spend for one cycle of vegetation clearing is Rs. 4000/ MWp
– Total no. of cycles per year is on an average 3 per MWp
– This accounts for almost 15% of total direct cost to the company
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Approaches considered to improve the process
Manual Grass Cutting: Using
traditional sickles and ploughs
Machine based: Tractors and
robotics
Semi-Mechanized: Use wire
based brush cutters
Agro PV Model: Growing crops
instead
Herbicides: Glyphosphate or other
Weed killers
Cattle Based: Sheep / Goats were
tried to remove grass
Weed Removal
Recurring expense and very
labour intensive
Diesel is the fuel and risk of
damage to PV modules due
to stones
Lack of reach and very
expensive
Damage to soil and
groundwater
Injury to animals and damage
to cables due to chewing /
horns
Converts cost to revenue –
new job creation – cooler PV
modules - no generation loss
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Logical framework for Energy-Agro PV Model
WHY WASTE LAND?
Land under solar PV in India by 2022
will be equivalent to the size of entire
Delhi and Mumbai combined together.
It will take 250 years to clean the entire
area manually for vegetation, even if we
use 100 personnel’s a day; and in a year
the industry does 3 cycles.
WE INNOVATED
Cost Activity to Profit Activity
Wild Vegetations to Medicinal/FMCG
Plants
Generation Loss to Generation Gain
Unsafe Workplace to Safe Workplace
WE SUSTAINED
People: Creation of local employment
and actionable biomass yield that can be
used in medicines, foods and etc.,
Planet: Increased vegetation will reduce
soil erosion, produce more oxygen,
reduce global warming and help in
climate change, also to move towards
carbon neutrality.
Profit: From a cost to profit activity
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Agro PV Model Innovation
Crop Identified
Purchase Partner
identification
Saplings and Fertilizer ordering
Local farmers partnered
Crop harvest
Produce sale
• MoU signed with CII
• Channel partner as KoncarMane
• Optimum crop identified basis Weather and
Soil data samples
• Organic mix fertilizer and saplings identified
from local nurseries
• Local farmers identified and partner model
upskilling through trainings
• Lemongrass harvested yielding commercial value
• Enhancement of the local skillset by pre-
processing the produce e.g. Lemongrass
extract hence higher profits
Pre-implementation
- Legal clearance for use of land for dual purpose of farming and cultivation
2017-18
- Detailed study conducted by CII 2018-19
- Shortlist of sites and final selection of Clean Solar 36.6 MW Tandur, AP
selected for implementation given its soil texture and frequent vegetation &
soiling issues 2019-20
- Crop selection – 1. Annatto dye and 2. Lemon grass 2019-20
- Basis the water report Lemon grass 2019-20
- Identification of farmer partners in the local area and project start 2019-20
During Implementation
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Implementation of APV at Tandur
Land Clearance Land profile changes
Saplings Procured
Final Plantation
Original land use
Planting of Saplings
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Business case for Agro PV
Fourth description Fourth description
• Site safety for people at plant
• Creation of local employment
• Yield is used for medicinal purposes
• Reduced soil erosion
• Retention of rain water
• Lesser problem of dust generation
• Process transformation
• Cost to profit
• Customer Delight
• Payback time: 1.5-2 yrs
Details (All per acre) Cost (INR Per
Year) Definition Remarks
Cost for complete
cleaning of 1 Acre 15000
(10 labors
considered for
3 days)
One time Cost
Seed & Saplings Cost 8000
8000 for
25000+ Small
plant Sapling
Recurring
Every Six years
Cost for Plantation 7500
(5 labors
considered for
3 days)
Recurring
Every Six years
Cost of Irrigation +
Water 6000
One tanker a
month
Recurring
Activity
Harvesting Cost 6000 4 labors, two
days
Recurring
Every Quarter
Distillation Cost 40000 Assumption of
10k per time
Assumption
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SWOT Analysis
S W
T O
• Management commitment and support
• Strong values on Sustainability
• Huge land usable land availability
Strengths
• Non availability of subsidy
• Expertise in farming
• Water scarcity
Weaknesses
• Huge scope of replicability and scalability
• Improved Customer delight
• Improved Environment & Ecosystem
Opportunities
• Challenges in finding the right channel
partners
• Lack of regulatory framework
Threats
SWOT Analysis
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Way forward
Sustainability Replicability
Scalability
I. Research on additional generation due to lower temperature in
progress
– PV modules are designed to operate at 25 Deg Celsius
– Increase in temp leads to lower generation
– For 1 Degree Celsius the power drops about 0.4%
– Secondary research shows numerical value of increase efficiency
Peppermint 1.8-2.2%
Tulsi 1.2 -2%
Aloe Vera 0.2 -0.5%
– In terms of financial impact it is Rs. 0.75 Lakhs / MWp
*Experimental Analysis of Effect of Vegetation under PV Solar Panel on Performance of
Polycrystalline Solar Panel
Sagar M Kande1*, Wagh MM2, Ghane SG3, Shinde NN4 and Patil PS5
Floral Type Local name Scientific name Part used Water Requirement
Tree Vellal Embelia ribes Fruit
Tree Manduka-parnamu Oroxylum indicum Bark and Root
Tree Raktagandhamu Pterocarpus santalinusWood (Heartwood), Bark (Stem),
Resin, Fruit (Seed)
Herb Sambrani aku Bacopa monnieri Entire Plant
Herb Vinca Catharanthus roseus Entire Plant
Climber Manapala Tinospora cordifolia Entire Plant
Climber Agnisikha Gloriosa superba Entire Plant
Herb Tulsi Ocimum tenuiflorum Leaves
Herb Chirmu Ratti Abrus precatorius L. Papilionaceae Leaves and seeds
Herb Aloe Vera Aloe barbadensis miller Leaves and Roots
Tree Boriyo Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del Mimosaceae Leaves and Barks
Herb Lemon Grass Cymbopogon Leaves
Periodic
Rain Water/Some Water
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