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    India has experienced increasing electricity demand and shortages over the years as demand has outpaced available supply. In 2012, India's total installed power capacity was around 200 GW with thermal sources making up 66% and renewable energy such as hydro, wind and solar accounting for 12% of total capacity. Specifically, India's installed solar power capacity was 905 MW as of 2012 with solar parks accounting for 4% of total renewable energy installed capacity. Using solar power for telecommunication towers can be more cost effective over time compared to using diesel generators, with the initial capital costs for solar being offset by fuel savings over 10 years of operation.

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    India has experienced increasing electricity demand and shortages over the years as demand has outpaced available supply. In 2012, India's total installed power capacity was around 200 GW with thermal sources making up 66% and renewable energy such as hydro, wind and solar accounting for 12% of total capacity. Specifically, India's installed solar power capacity was 905 MW as of 2012 with solar parks accounting for 4% of total renewable energy installed capacity. Using solar power for telecommunication towers can be more cost effective over time compared to using diesel generators, with the initial capital costs for solar being offset by fuel savings over 10 years of operation.

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    India - Electricity Demand & Availibility India - Electricity Shortage in %

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    India has experienced increasing electricity demand and shortages over the years as demand has outpaced available supply. In 2012, India's total installed power capacity was around 200 GW with thermal sources making up 66% and renewable energy such as hydro, wind and solar accounting for 12% of total capacity. Specifically, India's installed solar power capacity was 905 MW as of 2012 with solar parks accounting for 4% of total renewable energy installed capacity. Using solar power for telecommunication towers can be more cost effective over time compared to using diesel generators, with the initial capital costs for solar being offset by fuel savings over 10 years of operation.

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    India - Electricity Demand & Availibility

    900 800 700 600 500


    10 8 12

    India - Electricity shortage in %

    Billion kWh

    % shortage

    400
    300 200 100 0

    6 4 2 0

    Electricity Demand Electricity Availibility

    % Shortage
    % shorage = (Demand - Availibility) x 100 / Demand

    Year

    Year

    India - Installed electricity capacity (March 2012)

    India - Renewable energy installed capacity (March 2012)


    Biomass 13% Solar 4%

    Nuclear 2%

    Hydro 20%

    Renewable Energy 12%

    Small hydro 13%

    Wind 70%

    Cost comparison for a telecommunication tower running with Diesel Generator or Solar PV

    Thermal 66%

    Total installed power ~ 200 GW

    Total installed Solar Power = 905 MW

    70

    60

    Cumulative expenditure in Lakhs of Rs

    Cummulative expense break even Loan Tenure


    Instalment paid for capital expense

    50

    40

    30

    20

    Operation with Solar PV

    Operation with Diesel Generator


    10

    Initial capital investment


    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Number of years in operation

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