Optimum hybrid configuration for off-grid rural electricity generation in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

Babajide, Nathaniel

Abstract

Electricity access constitutes an indispensable requirement for meaningful socio-economic growth in any nation. However, about 1.26 billion people globally (18% of global population) are without electricity access, majority of which dwell in the two developing continents of Asia and Africa where rural population is profoundly affected (WDI, 2016). In Nigeria, Africa's leading and most populous economy, over 90 million people, about 55% of the population is without access to power supply (EIA, 2015). In addition, only 30% of the rural communities is connected to the grid thus leaving larger proportion of the population without electricity access. Given the above background, this study aims at developing optimal hybrid system harnessing the available renewable energy resources (small-scale hydropower (SHP), solar Photovoltaic (PV) and wind) for power generation, especially in remote/rural areas without access to the main grid line, thereby improving electricity access in a sustainable manner. The paper is organised thus: section one provides succinct introduction, section two gives an overview of the Nigeria's power access situation alongside review of relevant literature. The third section expounds the methodology employed for the techno-economic analysis. section four offers the results and findings of the study whereas, the conclusion is given in section five.

Citation

BABAJIDE, N. 2017. Optimum hybrid configuration for off-grid rural electricity generation in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Presented at the 35th USAEE/IAEE (United States Association for Energy Economics/International Association for Energy Economics) North American conference 2017: riding the energy cycles. Mt Royal, NJ: IAEE [online], article 14834. Available from: https://www.iaee.org/proceedings/article/14834

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: 35th USAEE/IAEE (United States Association for Energy Economics/International Association for Energy Economics) North American conference 2017: riding the energy cycles
• Start Date: Nov 12, 2017
• End Date: Nov 15, 2017
• Publication Date: Nov 15, 2017
• Deposit Date: Oct 25, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 1, 2024
• Publisher: International Association for Energy Economics
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Article Number: 14834
• Series Title: IAEE conference proceedings
• Series ISSN: 2707-6075
• Keywords: Cost of electricity (COE); Diesel generator (DG); Hybrid optimization model for Electric Renewable (HOMER); Net present cost (NPC); Optimal hybrid mix; Renewable fraction (RF)
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2542563
• Publisher URL: https://www.iaee.org/proceedings/article/14834
• Related Public URLs: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2541853 (Preprint)
• Other Repo URL: https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/optimum-hybrid-configuration-for-off-grid-rural-electricity-gener