Abstract
The increasing demand for electricity due to massive industrialization and rapid growth of population is a major char Age of today's world. The conventional electricity generation methods with the help of fossil fluels results in disastrous emissions which have a devastating effect on human health in the long run. Therefore, an imminent fix to these problems is essential. Exploration of renewable energy could answer all these problems. This paper presents the design and detailed analysis of the energy and economic performance of a 100MW parabolic trough based concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in central Saudi Arabia. The annual energy production of the 100MW plant is recorded to be 324781 MWh and the capacity utilization factor is 37.1%. The payback period of plant is less than the lifespan of the plant therefore the proposed CSP plant is economically feasible at the proposed location. (C) 2021 INT TRANS J ENG MANAG SCI TECH.