Dhursar CSP Project
This page provides information on Dhursar CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Project Overview
| Power Station: | Dhursar |
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| Location: | Dhursar |
| Rajasthan India | |
| Owners (%): | Reliance power |
| Technology | Linear Fresnel |
| Solar Resource: | 1742 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 125 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2014 |
Status Date
| Status Date |
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Background
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 280 |
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| Lat/Long Location | 26.786,72.008 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 3.4 |
Participants
| Developer |
Rajasthjan Sun Technique Energy, Areva India, France |
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| EPC |
Areva France |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam |
Costs
| Total Construction Cost (2014) | 21000.00 million | ||
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| Total Cost USD (2020) | $366.24 million | ||
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | $ 2929.9 | ||
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | $ 0.11 | ||
| Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank's GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |||
| Remuneration INR/kWh | 11.97 | ||
| Remuneration Start Year | 2014 | ||
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.21 | ||
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 | ||
| Support Scheme Type | PPA | ||
| Concessional Funding or Other Support | Asian Development Bank $103 million; also from FMO (Dutch development bank) | ||
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| # of Lines | 0 |
|---|---|
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner |
Areva Solar USA |
Solar Field (Receiver)
| Receiver Working Fluid | Water/Steam http://oa.upm.es/23011/1/INVE_MEM_2013_151623.pdf |
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| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Water |
Power Block
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 125 MW |
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| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Wet |