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Table 1
(continued)
S. No.
Technology
Cost variables
Conventional
technology
parameters
Cleaner
technology
parameters
Return on investment (ROI)
Cost-Benefit Ratio (CBR)
Conventional
Technology
(%)
Cleaner
technology (%)
Conventional
technology
Cleaner
technology
7.
Air pollution control
(Double stage
Electrostatic
precipitator)
1.
Capital
Investment
2. Variable
Cost
3. Viability
period
4. BuyBack
cost
5. Depreciation
cost
6. Profit
7. Benefit
8. TC
Rs. 150 lakh
Rs. 14.55 lakh p.a.
10 years
8%
Rs. 10.6 lakh p.a.
Rs. 0.52 lakh p.a.
11,000 (kWh) p.a.
Rs. 28.3 lakh p.a.
NA*
−135.6
NA*
0.01837 NA*
8.
Caustic Soda
processing
1. Capital
Investment
2. Variable
Cost
3. Viability
period
4. BuyBack
cost
5. Depreciation
cost
6. Profit
7. Benefit
8. TC
Rs. 35 lakh
Rs. 0.3 lakh p.a.
4 years
5%
Rs. 0.1 lakh p.a.
Rs. 3.087 lakh p.a.
638,720 (kWh) p.a.
Rs. 8.6125 lakh p.a.
NA*
NA*
−65.31
0.358
NA*
(continued)