Abstract
We report a study of techno economic evaluation of solar thermal power generation in India. Generation of quality and useful thermal energy by Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is an advancement that uses direct daylight to solar thermal concentrating systems for power generation. A solar parabolic trough plant located in Jodhpur, India is selected for the sensitivity analysis of solar power plants and solar parabolic troughs along with the total solar radiation data. In this work we have studied the cost of connectivity to the grid, Internal Rate of Return (IRR) calculations and Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE). We observed that a small change in the percentage of power blocks causes significant changes in the capital cost, LCOE, IRR, loan rate and which eventually affecting the final tariff of the plant. In the present study, we have identified important parameters, which are required for the commissioning of the CSP plants in India. The primary reason for this study is to analyze the best accessible technology from the available technologies. The technologies should also encounter diverse market necessities such as centralized versus decentralized applications or global versus regional/local scope.
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