Table 3 Financial assumptions for the fossil and nuclear fuel prices and GHG emission cost

From: The role of renewables for rapid transitioning of the power sector across states in India

Name of component

Unit

2015/2017

2020

2025

2030

2035

2040

2045

2050

Ref.

Coal

€/MWhth

9.9

9.9

10.8

11.8

13.1

14.3

14.3

14.3

111

Fuel oil

€/MWhth

101.1

101.1

114.3

127.5

126.0

124.9

124.9

124.9

106,112

Fossil gas

€/MWhth

36.1

36.1

48.8

53.2

58.8

65.4

65.4

65.4

112,113

Uranium

€/MWhth

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

107

GHG emissions

€/tCO2eq

9

28

52

61

68

75

100

150

92

WACC

 

11.0 %

11.0 %

9.7 %

8.5 %

7.0 %

7.0 %

7.0 %

7.0%

114

GHG emissions by fuel type tCO2eq/MWhth

Coal115

Oil115

Fossil gas116

0.34

0.25

0.21

  1. The referenced values are till 2040 and are kept stable for later periods (fuels).