Off-Grid Fully Renewable Energy with Free Capacity Shortage for Remote Electrification

This paper presents feasibility study on optimal sizing
and economic assessment of community electrification in the
remote area using fully renewable energy system. The electricity
is proposed to be delivered from a centralized renewable energy
generating station. Study is focused to obtain the most
appropriate power generation configuration with the lowest
energy cost along with free system’s capacity shortage over the
study period. Possible renewable energy technologies analyzed in
this study consists of micro hydro, photovoltaic-battery and wind
turbine. From the analyses, system configuration that consists of
all renewable resources is the most preferred one with least net
present cost as well as least cost of energy during the project
period.