Analyzing the Off-Grid Performance of the Hybrid Photovoltaic/Diesel Energy System for a Peripheral Village

Table 10

Comparison of the best solutions for four scenarios.

Scenarios	Architecture			Peak load (kW)	Levelized cost of electricity ($/kWh)	Installed capacity to peak load ratio	Diesel use (liters)	Carbon dioxide emission (kg/yr)	Total cost ($)
	PV	DG	Bat.
	(kW)	(kW)	(kWh)
Primary		25		21.86	0.449	1.14	8606	27377	135,337
Secondary	22.6	26	57	22.81	0.30	2.13	7547	19756	235,953
Tertiary	43.4	56	180	50.42	0.34	1.97	31798	83234	769,966
Full option	47.7	80	151	72.4	0.369	1.76	62278	163,019	1,259,360