Research Article

Power Generation Expansion Planning Including Large Scale Wind Integration: A Case Study of Oman

Table 6

Results of base case: costs, reliability, type, and number of units selected.

YearPresent worth cost of the year in thousands dollarsLOLP %GBG9BRK1Wind
Const. costSalvage valueOperating costEnergy not served costTotalObj. Fn (cumulative)

20341122561007166041431883617566217219560.284631551
2033113361903346193552361644744211043900.328621451
2032125332896526409121968678560204596460.276581445
2031125810803706585142096706050197810860.282581343
203084603548035367598623531044020190750360.299581242
20293338851683266693592367837284180310160.2639935
2028143960645497063271849787588171937320.20737733
2027154038609637234682484819027164061440.2537633
2026190940584967405823493876519155871170.31737533
202541140012421577546217871064434147105980.17736519
2024128488341847875572170884031136461640.18729417
202373929215854181069228171394260127621330.21925417
20222160464303382917910851003277113678730.0981631
2021231169394478539337921046448103645960.0761621
2020306917435488694631793113462693181480.1311611
2019450528549408933401709129063881835230.1211500
2018241033244189107212313112964968928850.144500
20170093321053593374557632360.047000