Management of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Using Differential Hybrid Petri Nets

Fohoue-Tchendjou, Kennedy; Kamla, Vivient Corneille; Bouchet, L.

doi:10.47577/technium.v2i7.1616

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“…A minigrid is also known as a nano or microgrid depending on the size of the population served is a power plant with generation, transmission, and distribution capacity but operating within a specific geographical location, serving specific customers. They can be connected to the central grid or operate independently [9]. Currently, there are three minigrid generations.…”

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“…Currently, 25.56 MW of solar PV energy has been installed in Tanzania [26]. Tanzania has 209 identified minigrids installed with a collective capacity of 231.7 MW [9]. These projects are roughly 15.0 percent of the country's entire capacity of 1,461.0 MW.…”

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“…[14]. Burundi has an electricity access rate of 9.3% and is one of the seven countries with the least electricity access globally [9,26]. The energy institutional structure in Burundi is greatly constrained.…”

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“…It is composed of "Regideso" which is the national utility. The national utility has a mandate for power generation, transmission, and distribution with a 25-year legal monopoly renewed in 2015 [9]. Regideso owns and operates the generation assets made up of 8 hydroelectric and 2 thermal plants producing a total of 45.0 MW for nearly 10 million people.…”

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Solar PV Minigrid Technology: Peak Shaving Analysis in the East African Community Countries

Ihirwe

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et al. 2021

International Journal of Photoenergy

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Solar PV research in East Africa has concentrated on solar home systems (SHS) in each country. However, several other fundamental advances in the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry have emerged, and the developments have seen the sector experienced significant growth and diversification of models, regulation, and financing. This paper begins with an extensive narrative on the solar PV outlook of each of the six countries studied. A solar PV minigrid was also simulated using HOMER software with a critical load of 2800.0 kWh/day in order to analyze the peak shaving capability and assess the affordability of the solar PV microgrid having commercial and industrial loads. The regional overview of the efforts was identified, followed by a description of the models, payment methods, and barriers encountered collectively. The lessons from this research suggest that there is a vast potential for solar PV micro and minigrid deployment in the region with a population of over 100 million people lacking access to electricity by the end of 2019. It shows that solar PV minigrid deployment in East Africa is still at a nascent phase. Also, minigrid developers face several challenges operating in rural areas. While solar PV minigrids remain fairly nascent in the East Africa region, the technology is gaining traction, a development that indicates budding confidence in the solar PV minigrid technology. This study identifies that (1) with large critical loads (industrial and commercial), solar PV minigrid can still contribute to affordable electricity through peak shaving, except Tanzania; (2) solar PV minigrid projects are largely dependent on donor financing, require vast financial diversity to get off the ground, and offer consistent service; (3) Governments support in the form of National electrification strategies, policies, and regulation are key ingredients for realizing the electrification of rural populations through minigrids; (4) hybrid minigrids and power demand creation have emerged as an approach that ensures sustainability or profitability for the operating solar minigrid firms. Overall, government policy and regulation, funding, and financial sustainability remain the major hurdles to minigrid uptake in the region.

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