Solar PV Installation for Conventional Shutdown Units of Delhi

Abstract

Conventional generation is the most reliable option to meet the increased energy consumption in terms of operating performance. However, the increased greenhouse gas emission is a major threat from the conventional generating units due to fuel pollution. Although to meet the increased energy consumption, reliably conventional generating units are inevitable. So the government has taken the initiative to shut down the conventional generating units with higher pollution levels than the defined norms. This imposes the overall load burden to the other state generating units. As Delhi is sufficiently rich with solar radiation, the chapter proposes the solar PV installation to meet the generation gap of shutdown units.