Technology Outline (Process Description)

Indigenous parabolic trough has been developed at a lower cost than imported one though at lower efficiency. While trade off between efficiency and the cost was necessary to develop the indigenous trough , it is necessary to see the trough per- formance under actual field conditions for the purpose of power generation in view of the insolation at various locations in the country The plant has been designed with multiple configuration options to run it as per the energy source available at site . Thermal heat and electricity are two major elements in the hybrid power plant and further studies.The project is a living test bed for experimenting with various solar technologies to optimize the performance. It enables to reduce viability gap through triggering development of low cost indigenous technologies in solar.