Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) or solar thermal technology

It utilises focused sunlight and convert it into high-temperature heat. That heat is then channelled through a conventional generator to produce electricity.

Solar collectors capture and concentrate sunlight to heat a fluid which in turn generates electricity. There are several variations in the shape of the collectors. The most commonly used are the parabolic troughs. Parabolic trough power plants use a curved, mirrored trough which reflects the direct solar radiation onto a glass tube containing a fluid and the fluid gets heated owing to the concentrated solar radiation and the hot steam generated is used to rotate the turbine to generate electricity. Commonly used fluids are synthetic oil, molten salt and pressurised steam.

The power generated - Direct Current (DC) is converted to Alternate Current (AC) with the use of inverters.