Project Scope:

Zero Point Energy was appointed by an agri-sector project developer to design & engineer several solar PV farms across South Africa. This included grount-mount and rooftop projects for farms in Limpopo, Western Cape, Northern Cape, North West and Mpumalanga.

The following engineering scope of work was conducted on projects:

• PV Module layouts
• DC string detail drawings
• Electrical single-line diagrams of the PV plant up to LV-busbar distribution point
• Optimal positioning of all electrical equipment, cable routes, DBs, etc
• Soil resistivity testing (excluded in some instances)
• Basic Earthing design for the solar PV plant (excluding grid connection earthing)
• Electrical simulation studies
• Load flow analysis o Short circuit studies
• Protection co-ordination studies o Earthing simulation studies
• Specifications of electrical equipment including: o AC and DC cabling
• Cable trunking and cable trays
• Fuses, circuit breakers and isolators
• AC and DC disconnects and combiner boxes o LV sub and main distribution boards
• Site visits and assessments
• Construction engineering support
• Issuance of digital and hard-copy sets of final design drawing packs
• Pr.Eng – professional engineer sign-off on electrical designs

Location: 16x project sites across South Africa

Completion Date: June 2021

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