DESIGN OF A STAND ALONE SYSTEM TO POWER RESINDENTIAL AREA IN SOMLIA

Abstract

The goal of this study is to design an off-grid photovoltaic (PV) system to power a small town in a distant part of Berbera, Somalia. The village was chosen since it is in a rural area without access to the main grid. A model is developed using PVSYST software the necessary calculation for the sizing of all elements was done in order to produce the maximum power to meet the electricity demand of the village. An economic analysis was also performed in this study including the payback period calculation. Results showed that 55.2 Kwp off-grid PV system is able to electrify 20 households in the village with annual load 74.3 MWh. With a payback time period of 9.1 years,100 % of the village electricity demand was met using off grid photovoltaic system.