Sustainable Energy Solutions for Rural Electrification (A Comprehensive Study of Microgrid and Distributed Generation Systems)
Authors:
Samiullah Popal(1),
Wahidullah Zgham(2),
Safiullah Shirzad(3),
Fida Mohammad Mohammady(4),
Sayed Ahmad Zamir Fatemi(5)
Abstract: Providing power to the people of Afghanistan is a major problem, especially in rural areas where access is severely restricted. Relying on the National Grid is not viable because 75% of people live in these regions and just 9% of people have access to energy. A Micro-Grid system is suggested in this paper as a practical and affordable way to provide rural villages with electricity. The Sayyidabad area of Wardak province's Khwaja Kotgay acts as a case study for assessing the technical feasibility of this Micro-Grid. In addition to having access to local resources, such as biogas produced from the waste of 150 cattle, the region enjoys 220 to 250 sunny days per year. Each day, about 50 cubic meters of biogas are produced. Biogas and solar energy will work together to generate electricity at night. A carefully planned network, consisting of three sections, will distribute the electricity generated to homes. The components of each segment will be determined by the load requirements of each family. The goal of this initiative is to provide dependable and sustainable electricity to rural areas, thus empowering them. At the end of the research, the researchers will present useful results and important recommendations. Keywords: Sustainable Energy, Micro-Grid, Distributed Generation, Rural Electrification, PV syst. Download PDF
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Academic Journal of Research and Scientific Publishing
doi.org/10.52132/Ajrsp.e.2024.67.7 