Research Article
Experimental and Techno-Economic Analysis of Solar-Geothermal Organic Rankine Cycle Technology for Power Generation in Nepal
Table 4
Total capital cost of the hybrid solar-geothermal ORC system.
| Parameters | Item cost ($) | Percentage of total cost (%) | Plant economic life (years) |
| Cost of building for a powerhouse | 3600 | 1.18 | 20 | Installation cost of the hybrid system | 2400 | 0.78 | — | Solar ORC system cost | 201000 | 65.69 | 20 | Geothermal ORC system cost | 75000 | 24.51 | 20 | Generators and motors | 12000 | 3.92 | 20 | Automatic control systems | 6000 | 1.96 | 20 | Miscellaneous cost | 6000 | 1.96 | — | Total capital cost | 306000 | 100.00 | — |
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