Assessing the Energy & Environmental Benefits and Socio-Economic Impacts of Solar Microgrid in Rural Areas in Sindh
Journal Title: International Journal of Modern Research In Engineering & Management. - Year 2019, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
In terms of energy, one of the challenges nowadays is to provide to electricity in rural areas. Provision of the electricity through the grids is costly in rural community. On the other hand, electricity produced from the conventional energy sources include oil, gas and coal is not only costly but also generated the environmental pollutions. Among the non-conventional energy resources, solar photovoltaic energy is one of the promising energy sourcesfor rural electrification. In the present work, an energy audit was conducted, followed by designing of the solar micro-grid for a village at district Thatta. It involves the estimation of the power required, cost of the system, per unit cost of electricity, and payback period. Moreover, three villages were compared for socioeconomic impact and empowerment of the woman based on solar electrification. Production of electricity through the solar micro-grid was also compared with fossil fuels. The load demand of the village was estimated as 15 kW, which cost Rs. 2 million rupees. It will generate 21900 units of electricity per years. The payback period was estimated as 6 years. A significant reduction of emissions was also observed from the solar electrification. The solar micro-grid empowers the communities especially to the woman and uplift of the socioeconomic of rural areas by creating new jobs and improving the quality of life.
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Rehan Aslam
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