Solar Developers Can Install DC Capacity Higher than the Project’s Contracted AC Capacity

The ministry noted that the requirement of designing and installation of additional DC panels might arise from the contractual need to supply the committed energy

November 8, 2019

/ Rakesh Ranjan

/ Markets & Policy, Solar

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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an advisory that clarifies that as long as a solar PV project is in accordance with the contracted alternating current (AC) capacity and meets the range of energy supply based on its capacity utilization factor (CUF) requirements, its design and installation on the direct current (DC) side should be left to the developer.

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