Research Article
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 |
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