Explanatory Memo for benchmark Capital Cost Norms for Solar PV and Solar Thermal Power Project

Explanatory Memo for benchmark Capital Cost Norms for Solar PV and Solar Thermal Power Project


Solar PV projects for the FY 2013‐14:
Table: Breakup for Capital cost projection
Sr.
No.
Particulars Capital Cost Norm
for Solar PV project
(Rs. Lakh/MW)
% of total
cost
1 PV Modules 344.50 43%
2 Land Cost 16.80 2%
3 Civil and General Works 094.50 12%
4 Mounting Structures 105.00 13%
5 Power Conditioning Unit 060.00 7%
6 Evacuation Cost up to Inter‐connection
Point (Cables and Transformers)
105.00 13%
7 Preliminary and Pre‐Operative Expenses
including IDC and contingency
080.00 10%
8 Total Capital Cost 805.80 100%
http://www.cercind.gov.in/2012/orders/242_SM_2012dated29oct.pdf

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Hank explains the power of solar energy and describes how it may fit into our diversified energy future.

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Eco Hotel Sri Lanka | Green Philosophy | Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara

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SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM

The Solar Photovoltaic Systems (PV) System installed at Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara is a hybrid system having both off-grid and on-grid capabilities. The off-grid part of the system consists of a standard battery bank connected to the hotels garden lighting while the on-grid part of the system is connected to the national grid via a net metering agreement with the local authorities. During the day, the solar panels will initially top up the charge level of the batteries. Once completed, the excess generated power will be sent to the grid. The plant capacity is 3.5 kW, producing approximately 4,500 kWh annually. This is the first hybrid system in the country and also the first hotel to have a net metering connection.

SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEM

Hot water at Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara is produced via a steam heat exchanger. The solar hot water system is used to augment the temperature of the supply water to the heat exchanger. This reduces the steam consumption by the heat exchanger and invariably reduces the furnace oil consumption by the boiler. The system saves approximately 1,000 litres of furnace oil annually.

BIOGAS PLANT

The Biogas plant is utilizing kitchen garbage as the primary source for the production of biogas which is utilized in the herbal preparation area. The biogas is also used to light up the back area pathway and herbal preparation area using petromax lamps. As the hotel is an ayurvedic hotel, the wet garbage produced is comparatively low when compared to a normal hotel. An estimated 100kg of waste is generated per day producing approximately 38m3 of biogas having 65% Methane content. The effluent from the system is rich in nutrient and is utilized as a fertilizer.

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From project finance perspective, following ratios are useful to evaluate the viability of the solar power projects.
Average Debt service coverage ratio (ADSCR): is a good measure to estimate the available cash flows during a particular
period to services the debt obligation during the given period. An ideal ADSCR is 2x the cash flows.
Loan life coverage ratio (LLCR):  measures the cash flows available during the loan period that can service the outstanding
debt obligations. Higher the ratio is better.
Project life coverage ratio (PLCR): measures the cash flows available during the life of the project that can service the
outstanding debt obligations.  For lenders this is a useful measure, higher the ratio better it is.

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Solar is resembling a new glam-girl in Bollywood. State after state is announcing its policy and developers are
busy making plans against the sudden opening up of opportunities. And the next phase of the National Solar
Mission is just about to, well, dawn.
It is against this backdrop that various stakeholders are thirsting for knowledge, backgrounds, insights, projections, data - completely untainted by commercial considerations.
This handbook is the result of Panchabuta’s initiative to put such knowledge into the hands of stakeholders. And
this is only the first of a series of such issues that will be on the table once every six months.