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OPEX vs CAPEX

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OPEX vs CAPEX

Switching to solar power is a commendable move for your business, and a cost-effective one too in the long run. However, there are a lot of underlying technicalities you need to know before making the final move to gogreen.

When you are considering buying solar power, you would generally find two options in the market – Investing into a rooftop solar plant or buying solar power under a power purchase agreement (PPA). Both the options can be availed under two models: the capital expenditure (CAPEX) model or the operating expenditure (OPEX) model. In this section, we help you make an informed decision by highlighting the differences between the two in terms of their merits and disadvantages, and which model suits your business better.

OWNERSHIPINVESTMENTMANAGEMENT APPROVAL TIMELINESWHAT YOU PAY FORPER UNIT SAVINGO&MPAYBACKTECHNICAL KNOWHOWPERFORMANCE RISKTAX BENEFITSREGULATORY RISK AND APPROVALS

OPEX

Baritech Infra owns the asset

CAPEX

Customer owns the asset

OPEX

Zero upfront investment by the customer. Can instead invest that capital into its core business.

 

CAPEX

100% investment borne by customer

OPEX

Quickly replicable and scalable because additional projects don’t need internal CAPEX approvals

 

CAPEX

Typically requires long lead time for CAPEX approvals at senior management level

OPEX

Pay only for electricity generated, no hidden costs

CAPEX

Pay only for O&M charges after system purchase, no tariff for solar electricity generated

OPEX

20-40% cheaper than Grid electricity Tariff

CAPEX

Capital repaid through generated electricity

OPEX

Turnkey solution, therefore Baritech Infra bears O&M cost

CAPEX

Customer pays separately for O&M

OPEX

Savings from day 1 (Zero days)

CAPEX

As high as 4 years

OPEX

Baritech Infra handles all technical matters

CAPEX

Dedicated team needed at customer’s end to evaluate system design, installation and operation

OPEX

Baritech Infra bears all the performance risk and is incentivized to maximized generation because revenues are linked entirely to generation

CAPEX

Customer bears all the performance risk and must manage equipment & downtime losses

OPEX

No Tax benefits for customer

CAPEX

Customer can claim tax benefit through accelerated depreciation

OPEX

Baritech Infra prerogative

CAPEX

Owners prerogative