For the capital cost of diesel thermal generation, we
have used the prices given on the web site of All-World
Diesel Generators [10]. This investment cost is low
compared to micro hydropower and is assumed to be
400USD/kW.
The hourly operating and maintenance costs of 2.75USD
can be calculated from the fuel and lubricant prices, the
fuel and lubricant consumption and the load energy
demand per hour. Cost penalties resulting from the
system’s overall emissions appear as other additional
operating and maintenance (O&M) costs. The life span of
the plant is assumed to be 10 years.