Indian solar container telecom station Hybrid Power Supply

Can solar PV-based hybrid systems power telecom towers in India?

In India, where solar irradiation levels are reasonably high throughout the year, the potential for solar PV-based hybrid systems to power telecom towers is particularly promising (Himabindu et al., 2021; Panicker et al., 2023).

Which hybrid power supply is best for telecom towers?

While solar PV with battery is found to be the least cost hybrid power supply options for the telecom towers located in areas with continuous grid power unavailability up to 4 h, a diesel generator also needs to be included for larger hours of continuous grid unavailability.

Are solar PV based hybrid systems cheaper than conventional power supply options?

For all the cases of a grid power outage, using solar PV-based hybrid systems are cheaper as compared to conventional power supply options for all the locations consid-ered in the study. Dependence on DG set can be avoided entirely with the help of solar PV based hybrid systems for up to 4 h of continuous grid power outage.

Is a sustain-able hybrid power supply system financially feasible?

Moreover, there is growing pressure on telecom tower compa-nies to incorporate renewable technologies into their power supply system. In view of these conditions, the present study has envisaged assessing the financial feasibility of sustain-able hybrid systems as compared to conventional systems.