Performance Modeling of the Weather Impact on a Utility-Scale PV Power Plant in a Tropical Region

Table 1

Summary of the relevant performance studies conducted in a different climate region.

Reference	Country/site	Capacity	Climate	Performance ratio (PR)	Method of data collection	Module technology
[14]	Sivaganga, India	5 MW	Tropical and hot climate	80%	SCADA	Thin amorphous
[15]	Ramagundam, India	10 MW	Tropical and hot climate	86.12%	SCADA	Poly C-Si
[16]	Tiruchirappalli, India	20 kWp	Tropical and hot climate	82%	—	Poly C-Si
[17]	Agra (city), Uttar Pradesh, India	40 kWp	Semiarid climate	63%	—	Mono C-Si
[18]	Visakhapatnam, India	1 MWp	Tropical and hot climate	88%	—	Poly C-Si
[19]	Dhaka, Bangladesh	80 kWp		66%	—	Mono C-Si
[20]	Cochin International Airport, Kochi, India	12 MWp	Tropical and hot climate	86.56%	SCADA	Poly C-Si
[21]	Raja Bhoj International Airport, Bhopal, India	2 MWp	Tropical and hot climate	85.54%	—	Poly C-Si
[22]	Roorkee, India	1816 kWp	N/A	63.68%	—	Poly C-Si
[23]	Morocco	5 kWp	N/A	79%	—	Poly C-Si
[24]	Ghana, 2013	2.5 MW	Tropical country	70.4%	Data logging system	Poly C-Si
[25]	Algeria	2.5 kWp	Hot dry climate	73.85%	—	Mono C-Si
[26]	Djibouti	302.4 kWp	Tropical desert maritime climate	84%	—	Poly C-Si
[27]	Nouakchott, Mauritania	15 MWp	Arid climate	63.59 to 73.56%	Data logger	Thin film
[28]	Nouakchott, Mauritania	954,809 kWp	Arid climate	61% to 71%	Data monitoring system	Thin film