Economic analysis of supplying an electro village using alternative electrical power sources

Author

Mbogho, M.S. ; Wekesa, C. ; Murage, D. ; Toyoda, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Jomo Kenyatta Univ. of Agric. & Technol., Nairobi, Kenya

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

24-27 Sep 1996

Firstpage

968

Abstract

Rural electrification in Kenya is a major concern to all players contributing to national development. Research investigations have shown that the motivation for electrification in Kenya is very high. To satisfy this growing appetite, data is required on which to assess the implications of a greater domestically based energy policy. This paper presents an economic analysis of a renewable energy-based village electricity supply

Keywords

diesel-electric generators; diesel-electric power stations; economics; hydroelectric power stations; photovoltaic power systems; power system analysis computing; project engineering; solar power stations; wind power plants; wind turbines; Kenya; economic analysis; electrification; electro village; national energy policy; projects; renewable energy sources; rural electrification; village electricity supply; Agricultural engineering; Cities and towns; Environmental economics; Fuel economy; Government; Photovoltaic systems; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Wind energy generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th

Conference_Location

Stellenbosch

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3019-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AFRCON.1996.563026

Filename

563026