Assessing the viability of a grid-connected PV power plant in Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Frontiers in Energy Research

Energy Research

Miroslava Kavgic¹  Noel Ngando Same²  Dongjun Suh²  Abdulfatai Olatunji Yakub²  Abdullahi Yahaya²  Jeung-Soo Huh³  Naveed Yasin⁴  Abdul-Jeleel Kehinde Issa⁵  Raji Luqman⁶  Abdulhameed Babatunde Owolabi⁷ 

[1] Civil Engineering Department, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;Department of Convergence and Fusion System Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, Republic of Korea;Department of Convergence and Fusion System Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, Republic of Korea;Department of Energy Convergence and Climate Change, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea;Department of Entrepreneurship and Creative Industries, Canadian University Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates;Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Mubi, Nigeria;Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Mubi, Nigeria;Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Mubi, Nigeria;Regional Leading Research Center for Smart Energy System, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, Republic of Korea;Department of Convergence and Fusion System Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, Republic of Korea;

关键词: solar photovoltaic;    RETScreen expert;    solar energy;    renewable energy;    techno-economic;    sustainability;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fenrg.2023.1205646

 received in 2023-04-14, accepted in 2023-05-31,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This paper is based on a techno-economic analysis and the environmental impact of a proposed 1 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at the main campus of the Federal Polytechnic Mubi (FPM) in north-eastern Nigeria. A photovoltaic power plant converts solar radiation into electricity that can be used as a source of electrical power to meet the daily energy requirements of homes, equipment, and all tertiary institutions. RETScreen Expert software was used to evaluate the techno-economic and environmental sustainability of installing a grid-connected PV power plant. The research results revealed that with an annual solar radiation of 5.74 kWh/m2/day, the maximum annual energy production was estimated to be 1,550.98 MWh. It was discovered that the maximum energy production in March was 146.89 MWh. The project’s profitability and economic sustainability were determined with a good internal rate of return (IRR) of 11.9% and a positive net present value (NPV) of $681,164. The proposed PV power plant has a simple payback period of 11.4 years. The maximum greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction is 670.9 tCO2, equivalent to 61.7 ha of forest-absorbing carbon emissions.

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