Harnessing Solar energy, Options for India

Annexure 2 - List of Figures
Introduction:
Figure 1: India’s Installed Generation Capacity Mix (MW)
Photovoltaic Technology:
Figure 2: Commercial Module Efficiencies
Figure 3: Global Cumulative PV Capacity
Figure 4: Annual Installed Capacity of Solar PV
India’s Solar-specific Policies:
Figure 5: Schematic of the Operational Framework
Figure 6: Operational Framework for RECs
Cumulative Capacity, Grid Parity and Cost:
Figure 7: Price of Solar Energy and Peak Electricity
Solar Photovoltaic Applications:
Figure 8: Current and Suggested Support Framework for Off-grid Solar PV
Figure 9: Solar PV System Cost Compared to Grid Extension
Figure 10: NPV of Generation-based Tariff for Twenty-five Years vs. Today’s Subsidy Regime for a
System with 50% Solar PV
Figure 11: Decision Points: Household Tariffs Plus the Government’s GBI
Figure 12: Components of LCOE of a Typical Solar PV System
Figure 13: Sensitivity of IRR in a Grid-connected Project
Figure 14: Variation of IRR against Loss in Connection Time in a Grid-connected System
Figure 15: Sensitivity Analysis for Off-grid System with Battery
Figure 16: Sensitivity Analysis of IRR in a Typical Off-grid System without Battery
Figure 17: Comparison Curves: Grid-connected, Off-grid with Battery and Off-Grid without Battery
Solar Thermal Applications
Figure 18: Thermal Applications and Working Temperatures
Figure 19: Solar Dryer Installation at Sakthi Masala, Erode (left), and Leather Drier with Hot Air
Ducts at M.A. Khizar Hussain & Sons, Chennai (right)
Figure 20: The Box Cooker
Figure 21: The Dish Cooker
Figure 22: The Community Solar Cooker
Figure 23: Schematic of the CPSC
Figure 24: Solar Water Heater ETC Payback Period
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