Title :
Effect of electric power shedding on economic dispatch: Case study Tanzania
Author :
Oonsivilai, Anant ; Greyson, Kenedy A.
Author_Institution :
Power & Control Res. Group, Suranaree Univ. of Technol., Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Abstract :
Most developing countries´ electric power supply generators are limited. Tanzania for example, electric power system operates a relatively small electricity utility dominated mainly by hydropower plants and thermal power plants running on fossil fuels (diesel and natural gas). The demand for electricity in Tanzania is however growing at a relatively fast rate. This growth rate has been achieved despite long period of load shedding, mainly due to drought and inadequate rainfall in the main hydropower reservoirs and their catchments areas. In this paper, analysis of operating costs at shedding based situation is analyzed. Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) mirror network is simulated and results are presented.
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; hydroelectric power stations; load shedding; power generation dispatch; power generation economics; thermal power stations; TANESCO; Tanzania Electric Supply Company; economic dispatch; electric power shedding effect; electric power supply generators; electric power system; electricity utility; fossil fuels; hydropower plants; hydropower reservoirs; load shedding; operating cost analysis; thermal power plants; Costs; Fossil fuels; Fuel economy; Hydroelectric power generation; Natural gas; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power supplies; Power system economics; Reservoirs; Economic dispatch; developing countries; limited energy; operating costs; power shedding;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics and Applications, 2009. ICIEA 2009. 4th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Xi´an
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2799-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2800-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEA.2009.5138803
