ABB has crossed the 10-gigawatt (GW) milestone in delivering its automation solution for renewable energy plants in India. The company has set up over 300 renewable energy projects across India utilizing ABB’s IoT-based PLC solution.
Starting with a 100 MW project nearly seven years ago, ABB’s PLC-based SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) system has strengthened the company’s clean energy footprint. The logic-controller based automation solution helps gather and analyze real-time data to run the plant optimally and enable low maintenance. With this system, operators are also able to easily monitor and analyze key parameters of the plant and get complete visibility of plant operations.
President of Drive Products at ABB India, AR Madhusudan said, “As India accelerates its transition to a clean energy mix, technology is playing a crucial role in optimizing the capture of renewable energy and ensuring the seamless operation of renewable energy plants.”
In order to safely supervise the permissible range for temperature, pressure, and more, BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) also plays a critical role in balancing the intermittent availability of renewable energy with the required power demand via power storage. Additionally, ABB’s cybersecure SCADA system monitors key parameters to regulate plant operations in compliance with Indian grid code guidelines.
India is rapidly shifting towards renewable sources of energy to meet up to its power needs. As of July 31, 2024, the total installed capacity of solar power stood at about 87 GW, while the
total wind power capacity was about 47 GW, according to data from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.