TITLE:
Analyzing the Impact of Bapco 5 MW Solar PV Grid-Connected Project on Bahrain’s Outlook for Energy-Mix Production
AUTHORS:
Naser Waheeb Alnaser, Waheeb Essa Alnaser
KEYWORDS:
Solar PV, Bapco, 5 MW Grid Connected, Smart PV, Dust Accumulation
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Modern Nonlinear Theory and Application,
Vol.8 No.3,
August
8,
2019
ABSTRACT: The impact of Bapco 5 MW solar PV grid-connected project on Bahrain’s outlook for clean energy and energy-mix production was analyzed since solar electricity obtained from PV installation is considered as a non-linear system. Several positive impacts were counted. These impacts were on business, economy, environment, research, green jobs creation and rooftop installation and other large-scale installation. This project had attracted public, investors, developers to invest in similar projects in the Kingdom of Bahrain; especially it is an environmentally friendly and smart technology. This innovative smart grid-connected 5 MW solar PV power plant is enough to electrify 500 houses @ 10 kW and had answered lots of frustrating questions such as the effect of dust on PV performance, need of man-made cleaning compared to naturally cleaned PV panels, reliability of the system, greenhouse gases reduction and pay-back period.