Rural electrification using a stand-alone photovoltaic system: Case study of Cameroon

Author

Adam, Asmaou ; Galal, Noha M. ; Hamad, Mostafa S.

Author_Institution

Coll. of Eng. & Technol., Arab Acad. for Sci., Technol. & Maritime Transp., Alexandria, Egypt

fYear

2015

fDate

3-5 March 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

This paper studies the use of a stand-alone photovoltaic system as a means of electrifying a village in the Far North region of Cameroon. The village is currently relying on a diesel generator. The load demand covers electricity supply and water pumping for domestic and agricultural purposes. Sizing, design and cost analysis of a stand-alone photovoltaic system are carried out. The economic viability and environmental impact of the proposed system are investigated using RETScreen software. The results indicate that the proposed system introduces cost and emissions savings in comparison with the existing conventional electricity generation technology.

Keywords

air pollution; diesel-electric generators; photovoltaic power systems; power generation economics; pumps; Cameroon north region; RETScreen software; agricultural purpose; cost analysis; diesel generator; economic viability; electricity generation technology; emission saving; rural electrification; stand-alone photovoltaic system; water pumping; Arrays; Batteries; Economics; Estimation; Generators; Inverters; Software; Cameroon; cost estimation; economic feasibility; stand-alone photovoltaic system;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), 2015 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Dubai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-6064-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEOM.2015.7093756

Filename

7093756