Energetica India - June 2020

SOLAR POWER The above capex cost added with operations cost for an asset lifetime have led to sharp decline of levelized cost of solar. Since most of the technologies are new with lesser then 5 years of proven ground data, a detailed risk analysis on availabili- ty of spares, consumables and service availability along with the cost goes a long way in deciding the final configuration to be adapted along with the climatic challenges in the zone of development. The PV technology is a dynamic market where higher efficiencies and more organic material adoption con - tinue to break records word wide. Bigger inverter sizes, more cleaning options for modules with newer cooling options to control heating losses in machines and modules is also having way in increasing the plant PLF and proveness of the technol- ogy to perform under harsh climates has led to bankability of clean solar energy to replace carbon emitting fuel sources. The above numbers are benchmarked in line with best industrial practices (does not include transmission line or feeder bay cost) 30 energetica INDIA- June_2020