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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
5.
Variable
frequency drive
(VFD)
1. CI
2. Variable Cost
3. Viability period
4. BuyBack cost
5. Depreciation cost
6. Profit
7. Benefit
8. TC
Rs. 0.4 lakh
Rs. 0.05 lakh
p.a.
2 years
2%
Rs. 0.02 lakh
p.a.
Rs. 0.0285
lakh p.a.
600 (kWh)
p.a.
Rs. 0.246 lakh
p.a.
Rs. 105 lakh
Rs. 1.9 lakh
p.a.
4 years
6%
Rs. 0.8 lakh
p.a.
Rs. 2.46
lakh p.a.
80,000
(kWh) p.a.
Rs. 4.36 lakh
p.a.
−96.54
−61.9
0.115
0.564
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