TITLE:
Analysis of the Technico-Economic Viability of an Electric Micro-Grid with Renewable Electricity Production Sources in Elokato-Bingerville, Cote d’Ivoire
AUTHORS:
Toure Minayégnan, Oyedele Sampson Oladapo, Koita M. Sako, Christophe Marvillet, Christophe Marvillet
KEYWORDS:
Renewable Energies, Rural Electrification, Homer Pro, Elokato, XLSTAT
JOURNAL NAME:
Smart Grid and Renewable Energy,
Vol.12 No.11,
November
30,
2021
ABSTRACT: In this
study, the technico-economic viability is studied, on the basis of different
scenarios of electric micro-grids with renewable energy production sources,
autonomous and supplied by the interconnected grid. HOMER Pro 3.13.3 Pro
simulation and optimization software, Xlstat and Energy sentinel software are
used for the evaluation of different technical and economic scenarios of system
components, in order to obtain the most cost-effective configuration. To do
this, the case study of the village of ELOKATO identifies the optimal options
for the use of renewable energies for rural electrification in order to
increase the electricity coverage rate. In our case study, after the various simulations, HOMER identified 13
scenarios and configurations deemed to be the most profitable, from the
parameters and configurations without photovoltaic components have high
COEs and very high initial investment costs in the order of several million US
$. Renewable energy power generators require high initial investments and
relatively low operating costs. The most important
costs are generated by the battery park and then come the photovoltaic panels. The hybrid
PV/wind/diesel/hydropower system is
profitable if the distance from the village to the transformer station is greater than 1.90 km. The results show great
potential for using these hybridized production sources with or without
a generator to meet the electricity needs of a village.