Solar vs Coal

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Indicator Coal Power Plant Solar PV Coal Power Plant with CO2 Capture Economics Capital Cost (Rs./MW) 6 crores 7.5 crores 8.75 crores LCoE (Rs./ kWh) 2.78 7.01 4.74 5.30 Emission CO 2 (g/kWh) 900-1000 112.4 160 Environment Water consumption (l/kWh) 3.55 ~0.5 -NA- Area (acre/MW) 1.3 4.5 -NA- Ash Utilization NTPC sustainability report 2012-13

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Gives land area, water consumption, efficiency and ash generation of coal power plants

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  • Indicator Coal Power Plant Solar PV Coal Power Plant with CO2 Capture

    Economics

    Capital Cost (Rs./MW) 6 crores 7.5 crores 8.75 crores

    LCoE (Rs./ kWh) 2.78 7.01 4.74 5.30

    Emission

    CO2 (g/kWh) 900-1000 112.4 160

    Environment

    Water consumption (l/kWh)

    3.55 ~0.5 -NA-

    Area (acre/MW) 1.3 4.5 -NA-

    Ash Utilization NTPC sustainability report 2012-13

  • External cost considered by Eric Stein, A comprehensive multi-criteria model to rank electric

    energy production technologies, United States