Technoeconomical Assessment of Optimum Design for Photovoltaic Water Pumping System for Rural Area in Oman

Table 7

Systems cost of energy comparison.

Reference	CoE (USD/kWh)	Supply type
Proposed PV research (REPS.OM)	0.180	PV
Proposed PV research (HOMER)	0.309	PV
Subsidized diesel system	0.790	Diesel
Nonsubsidized diesel system	1.228	Diesel
([4] Bakelli et al., 2011)	0.401	PV
([5] Salam et al., 2013)	0.561	PV
([6] Kazem et al., 2013)	0.389	PV
([8] Al-Smairan, 2012)	0.200–0.580	PV-diesel
([17] Al-Badi et al., 2011)	0.21–0.304	PV
([14] Al-Badi et al., 2012)	0.327–0.361	PV
([15] annual report, 2010)	0.558	Diesel
([16] annual report, 2011)	0.558	Diesel