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KPCL Mandya Karnataka Microgrid

Current status, energy mix, organizations, suppliers, equipment, controls, reported specifications, and project updates—with source-level citations.

CoverageDetailed public record
Named organizations5
System facts15
Sources reviewed10
Evidence reviewed2026-07-20

No authoritative evidence was found for the legacy description of a 100 kW KPCL microgrid in Mandya, Karnataka. The verifiable KPCL assets are grid-connected photovoltaic plants: a 5 MW Belakavadi project awarded to BHEL in 2011 and registered under the Clean Development Mechanism, plus a separate 10 MW 'KPCL-Mandya' project documented in BHEL engineering and commissioning records. Later public sources describe 15 MW of KPCL solar generation in the Shivanasamudra/Mandya area. None of the reviewed sources documents islanding, battery storage, diesel backup, or a microgrid controller.

Research status
Legacy project identity unresolved; related KPCL grid-connected solar assets are operational. BHEL records the 5 MW and 10 MW projects as commissioned, April 2024 reporting says KPCL was generating 15 MW from the Shivanasamudra solar plants during a hydro shutdown, and an October 2025 university visit documented operating panels, inverters, control rooms, and grid integration. These sources do not prove that the database's 100 kW record was a real standalone asset, so it should not be presented as an operating microgrid.
Historical classification
Community
Reported capacity
See component specifications
Coordinates
15.31728, 75.71389
Evidence note: “Every company” cannot be proven from public material alone. This page lists every organization found in the recovered record and reviewed sources, preserves unknown roles, and explicitly marks undisclosed controller or equipment details.
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Project delivery

Who was involved in KPCL Mandya Karnataka Microgrid?

5 publicly identified organizations. Where a recovered source named a participant without explaining its work, the role remains explicitly unspecified.

Organization

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

Turnkey EPC, equipment supplier, and initial operation-and-maintenance contractor for the 5 MW Belakavadi plant; also documented equipment and commissioning for the separate 10 MW KPCL-Mandya plant. [4][6][7]

Organization

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

Turnkey EPC for KPCL's separately verified Belakavadi plant; relationship to the archived 100 kW record is unconfirmed [3]

Organization

Karnataka Power Corporation Limited

State-owned project owner/operator for the documented Mandya-area grid-connected solar plants. [4][5][8]

Organization

Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL)

Owner named by the recovered project title; owner of the separately verified Belakavadi solar plant [1][2]

Organization

UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism

Registry for the 5 MW grid-connected Belakavadi PV project, which identifies KPCL as project participant. [5]

System evidence

Energy mix, capacity, and specifications

Values can describe different project phases, generation sources, storage systems, or other components. Source citations are attached to each figure so discrepancies remain visible.

KW Solar
100 [1]
Archived microgrid solar rating
100 kW; exact site and equipment not disclosed [1]
Separately verified KPCL Belakavadi plant
5 MW crystalline-silicon PV; not assumed to be the same asset [2][3]
Legacy 100 kW claim
Unverified. No reviewed KPCL, BHEL, regulator, legislative, or UNFCCC source documents a 100 kW Mandya microgrid. [4][5][6][8]
Belakavadi grid-connected PV plant
5 MWp near Mandya; BHEL announced a ₹620 million turnkey contract covering design, manufacture, supply, installation, and operation and maintenance [4][5]
Separate KPCL-Mandya PV plant
10 MWp in BHEL's 2014 power-conditioning-unit procurement and later commissioning record [6][7]
10 MW plant electrical blocks
Sixteen 630 kWp three-phase grid power-conditioning units; pairs feed eight three-winding transformers as 1.26 MWp groups connected at 11 kV [6]
Current portfolio context
Karnataka legislative material lists 15 MW of KPCL solar in Mandya, and April 2024 reporting describes 15 MW generated from the Shivanasamudra solar plants. Place-name transliterations and grouping differ across sources, so this should be treated as portfolio context rather than proof of one 15 MW plant. [8][9]

Controls and hardware

Equipment and controller details

Manufacturer and model are shown only when a source names them. Generic descriptions are not converted into guessed product assignments.

01

Photovoltaic modules for 10 MW project

BHEL — L24270

The 2014 design document specifies 280 Wp monocrystalline modules with approximately 43 V open-circuit voltage, 8.5 A short-circuit current, 35 V maximum-power voltage, and 8 A maximum-power current; 20 modules form a string. [6]

02

Power conditioning for 10 MW project

Model not publicly disclosed

Sixteen 630 kWp three-phase grid-connected PCUs feeding eight three-winding step-up transformers. The reviewed BHEL request describes required functionality but does not establish the selected PCU manufacturer/model. [6]

03

Microgrid and storage equipment

Model not publicly disclosed

None established. No battery, diesel generator, transfer switch, islanding relay, black-start system, or microgrid-controller vendor/model was found for this record. [4][5][6]

Technical record

Architecture, performance, and project updates

Concise technical facts, milestones, operating results, and later developments. Dated notes distinguish historical design claims from current evidence.

  • Asset-type correction

    BHEL and UNFCCC repeatedly describe the relevant projects as grid-connected or grid-interactive solar PV. That is evidence against silently retaining the 'microgrid' classification, but it does not reveal how the original 100 kW database entry was created. [4][5][7]

  • Phase disambiguation

    The 5 MW Belakavadi project and the 10 MW KPCL-Mandya project are separately documented. A later 15 MW regional total is consistent with their sum, but inconsistent location spellings prevent a stronger one-to-one site mapping without original KPCL asset registers. [4][6][8]

  • Recent operating evidence

    During low-water conditions in April 2024, reporting said hydro generation at Shivanasamudra had stopped while KPCL's local solar plants continued producing 15 MW. A supervised university visit in October 2025 observed PV arrays, inverters, control rooms, safety systems, and grid-integration practices. [9][10]

  • Open evidence gaps

    No primary KPCL source was located that reconciles the site names, confirms the 100 kW record, publishes recent annual generation/capacity factor, or documents storage, curtailment, outage performance, or microgrid operation. [8][10]

Provenance

10 sources

Primary owner, government, university, supplier, and engineering sources are preferred. Archived references preserve claims whose original pages moved or disappeared.

  1. [1]
    Recovered Microgrid Projects record

    Internet Archive · Archived source · captured 2021-04-20

  2. [2]
    Grid-connected 5 MWp solar PV plant in Belakavadi village, Mandya

    UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism · Primary source

  3. [3]
    BHEL secures turnkey contract for KPCL solar power plant

    Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited · Primary source

  4. [4]
  5. [5]
    5 MW Grid Connected Solar PV based power generation at Belakavadi, Mandya District, Karnataka

    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change · Primary source

  6. [6]
  7. [7]
    BHEL Annual Report 2015-16

    Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited · Primary source

  8. [8]
    Karnataka Legislative Council Unstarred Question 749

    Karnataka Legislature · Primary source

  9. [9]
  10. [10]
    Industrial Visit to Shivanasamudra Solar Power Plant

    Presidency University · Primary source

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