Research Article
Integrating Solar Photovoltaic Power Source and Biogas Energy-Based System for Increasing Access to Electricity in Rural Areas of Tanzania
Table 12
Summarized results of evaluation of electrical power and load.
| | Parameter | Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 | Scenario 3 |
| | Solar PV production | 72500 kWh/yr. | 72460 kWh/yr. | NA | | BIOG production | 7707 kWh/yr. | NA | NA | | Battery annual throughput | 29961 kWh | 29150 kWh/yr. | NA | | DG in hybrid production | NA | 4750 kWh/yr. | NA | | Single DG production | NA | NA | 779640 kWh/yr. | | Renewable fraction (%) | 100 | 92.1 | 0 | | Fuel consumption | 23.1 tonnes/yr. | 1610 L/yr. | 242302 L/yr. | | Unmet electrical load | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Excess electrical power | 6930 kWh/yr. | 10725 kWh/yr. | 134524 kWh/yr. | | Capacity unavailability | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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NA = not applicable.
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