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This study aims to assess the economic and environmental feasibility of a 10-megawatt floating photovoltaic power plant.

June 14, 2026Open Access

Techno-economic and Environmental Analysis of Floating Photovoltaic Power Plants: A case Study of Iran

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Randomized trial evaluates economic viability of floating solar systems, highlighting significant environmental benefits.

This study aims to assess the economic and environmental feasibility of a 10-megawatt floating photovoltaic power plant.
Economic evaluation of investment payback period and internal rate of return.
Environmental assessment of CO2 and NOx emissions reduction.
Sensitivity analysis on capital costs and electricity tariffs.
Payback period of 5.2 years with an internal rate of return of 20.4%.
Evaporation reduction between 441.2 and 515.2 thousand cubic meters by covering 0.3% of the reservoir.
Estimated reduction of 8470 to 15311 tons of CO2 and 27 to 52.3 tons of NOx emissions.

Omrani et al. (2023) studied this question.

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