Project features

The GoU has been implementing a large-scale RE strategy to deploy in the next 10 years up to 5 GW of cost effective and environment-friendly solar generation to meet the increasing demand for electricity in Uzbekistan. As part of this initiative, GoU mandated ADB and IFC to help prepare and auction three different sites, which was won by Masdar on a design, build, finance, operate basis.

Masdar contracted Juru to undertake solar measurement campaign for 12 months at the 457 MW Sherabad, 220 MW Jizzakh and 220 MW Samarkand solar PV project sites. Juru already had some measurement equipment at its disposal, which allowed us to start measuring some critical data until the main equipment we ordered from the subcontractor arrived a few months later. 

Services provided

• Ground measurement site preparation, including civil works, materials, fence & gate, foundations
• Limited data measurement (Albedo, GHI, wind speed & direction, humidity, temperature, rainfall) using Juru’s own equipment
• Procurement, installation and commissioning of automatic weather station (AWS TIER2) for measuring GHI, DHI, DNI, Albedo, PV soiling, temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind speed & wind direction
• Monitoring and supervision of operation of the automatic weather station, data acquisition and analysis for stated measurement period to assure utmost data quality, checked by independent expert, including:
• Regular retrieval of data, review of measured data and provide comments on necessary improvements
• Providing bankable measurement data >=99.5%
• Providing 24/7 security on the sites including cleaning, communication
• Daily data retrieval via GPRS
• Check correct operation of the equipment
• Contact on-site maintenance team in case of insufficient sensor cleaning
• Conduct regular inspection/maintenance visits to the project sites
• Data analysis including data quality screening and reporting according to international best practices
• Correction of apparently erroneous values and gap filling where possible and reasonable
• Provide secure website for near-real-time access to measurement and raw data download for client
• Submission of monthly reports in MS Excel format
• Final measurement report after measurement campaign
• Final report on PV soiling measurement after measurement campaign