Commencement of Demonstration for Microgrid System in Neemrana using PV power generation.

NEDO, Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Systems, Ltd. and ITOCHU Corporation, in cooperation with the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Ltd. (DMICDC) under the Japan-India Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project, have begun a demonstration of a microgrid system designed to provide reliable power using PV power generation technology. The system will supply power to Mikuni India Private Limited, a company operating in the Neemrana Industrial Park of Rajasthan, India.

A microgrid system was built using a PV power generation system combined with several diesel generators. A demonstration of the microgrid system will now be carried out over the next two years to verify that the system provides reliable power and curbs diesel fuel consumption.

The aim of the demonstration is to verify the effectiveness of Japan’s microgrid technology and encourage its dissemination throughout India.