Feasibility Study for the Installation of Wind Energy Conversion Systems in Pakistan

Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Saif ur Rehman²  Shamim Khan2¹  Muhammad Jahangir3³  Muhammad Shoaib² 

[1] 2Islamia College Peshawar Pakistan;Department of Physics, Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology, Karachi Pakistan;3Government National College, Karachi Pakistan

关键词: Wind generated electricity;    economic indexes;    Rural electrification;    wind turbines;    Sindh (Pakistan);   

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学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Lifescience Global

【 摘 要 】

WindgeneratedelectricityisoneofthemostattractivemethodsofelectricpowergenerationinathirdworldcountrylikePakistan.ThispaperpresentstheeconomicandtechnicalviabilityofwindenergygenerationinremoteandruralareasofSindh(Pakistan).Inlightofthis,Threewindturbineswithpowerratingsof660kW,1,000kWand18,00kWarechosen.Theeconomicanalysishasbeencarriedoutbyfoureconomicindexesthatarecostbenefitanalysis(CBI),NetPresentValue(NPV),PayBackPeriod(PBP)andtheCostofEnergy(COE$/kWh).ThewindspeeddataforthisstudywasobtainedfromthePakistanmeteorologicaldepartment,measuredatheightsof10mand30m,thatspanfrom2002to2005.Theoutcomeofthestudyshowedthat,thehighestannualaverageenergyof5396MWh/yrcouldbegeneratedbyVestasV80(withpowercapacityof1.8MW).Furthermore,thebaselineeconomicevaluationofalltheselectedturbines,indictedthatV80-1.8MWgavetheleastcost(0.043$/KWh)ofelectricityproductionat80mhubheightwhiletheSensitivityoftheselectedparametersshowedthatNPVismoresensitivetoretailpriceoflocalelectricitycost.

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