List of Figures Figure 1: Schematic of an FPV system 8 Figure 2: Schematic of a Floating Platform 9 Figure 3: Schematic of an Anchoring and Mooring System 10 Figure 4: UP Solar Energy Target 13 Figure 5: Year-on-Year solar installed capacity in UP 14 Figure 6: Approvals necessary to set up an FPV project 17 Figure 7: GIS image representations for water boundary extraction in Lalitpur and Sonbhadra districts 20 Figure 8: GIS image representations for depth estimation in Lalitpur and Sonbhadra districts 21 Figure 9: District-wise distribution of water bodies in UP 22 Figure 10: FPV potential varying by water body coverage 23 Figure 11: District-wise FPV deployment potential (in MW) by varying percentages of water body coverage (20%, 25% and 30%, clockwise) 24 Figure 12: GIS image representations for proximity analysis to road networks in Lalitpur and Sonbhadra districts 25 Figure 13: Number of water bodies connected to a road network (< 2.5 km distance) 25 Figure 14: GIS image representation of water bodies located in protected areas 26 Figure 15: FPV potential of water bodies inside protected areas 27 Figure 16: Annual expected energy generation of FPV systems by varying probability of realisation and water body coverage 29 Figure 17: Monthly generation of FPV system varying by tilt angle and水体覆盖率29