Technology evolution of solar cells and its reflections on the Egyptian electrical power networks

This work describes the latest development in solar cell fabrication technology for enhancing its performance specifications such as efficiency, fill factor, multispectral operation etc. and its reflections on the power consumption and savings in the Egyptian electrical power networks in different regions, especially distant unserviced regions. Analytical results showed a great enhancement in electrical power saving when utilizing state of the art versions of such solar cells. The work describes a real case study for using high efficiency solar cells and expected power savings for replacing current line fed consumers with solar power in its different forms.