Electrification Of Rural Village Using Pv-Wind System (A Case Study On Abubeker Ahmed Village, Somalia Region)

Abstract

The most essential need of human beings is electricity from household to industrial works. In this modern era, it is the need of each family in remote and rural areas. The aim of this study is to investigate alternative power supply options to replace the existing diesel-only power system for remotely located Abubeker Ahmed village isolated from the main national grid in Ethio-Somalia region with a hybrid PV?��?wind?��?battery power systems to meet energy consumption of Abubeker Ahmed village. The work was begun by visiting the site and then investigating wind energy and solar energy potentials of the desired site, collecting data from two different sources and analyzing those data with the help of HOMER software. Solar irradiation data was taken from National Metrological Service Agency of Ethiopia and that of the wind speed data are taken from NASA surface metrology and solar energy for estimation of solar and wind energy potential. The monthly average daily solar global radiation for Abubeker Ahmed village ranges from 5.57 to 7.13 kWh/m2/day and monthly average wind speed varies from 3.8 m/s to 7.47 m/s. Based on the results obtained through the analysis, the site has plentiful of both solar and wind energy potential which is adequate to be exploited for generating electric energy using standalone PV-wind hybrid sys