Integrating Solar Photovoltaic Power Source and Biogas Energy-Based System for Increasing Access to Electricity in Rural Areas of Tanzania

Table 5

Summary of electrical power consumption for Simboya village per AC load classification processed in HOMER Pro software.

Village load classification	Baseline max. power (kW)	Scaled consumption (kWh/day)	Scaled max. power (kW)	Load factor
Residential load	30.27	11.26	0.76	0.61
Institutional load	3.18	165.44	18.45	0.37
Commercial load	2.69	165.44	15.84	0.44
Small-scale industrial load	35.81	165.44	22.33	0.31
Ikukwa Health Centre (IHC)	8.42	165.44	6.89	1
Street lighting	0.42	165.44	14.94	0.46
Accumulated village load	63.41	165.44	10.76	0.64
Critical load	14.72	165.44	11.77	0.59
Noncritical load	54.84	165.44	11.82	0.58