Techno-economic analysis of a utility-scale grid-tied solar
This study evaluates the techno-economic viability of installing a 10.0 MW utility-scale grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) system in seven cities located in Benin.
This study evaluates the techno-economic viability of installing a 10.0 MW utility-scale grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) system in seven cities located in Benin.
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The Benin Republic has abundant solar energy resource, which could be harnessed efficiently to increase its access rate to electricity and improve living standards. This study evaluates the techno-economic viability of installing a 10.0 MW utility-scale grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) system in seven cities located in Benin.
Despite the country's abundant solar resources, only 8.0 MW of solar capacity had been installed by 2017 (Mensah et al., 2022). The cities in the northern parts of Benin have the highest solar energy potential. However, these cities have the lowest access rates to electricity (Odou et al., 2020).
Photovoltaic power plants' levelized cost of energy ranges from 0.11 USD/kWh to 0.125 USD/kWh. Incentives and subsidies could lower the levelized cost of energy and increase solar photovoltaic investment in Benin. About 60.0% of Benin's population currently lacks access to reliable electricity to perform their daily activities.
This study considers a 10.0 MW grid-tied system in seven different regions to evaluate the feasibility of solar PV projects in Benin. Grid-connected solar PV systems have two main components: the PV array and the inverter. The connection to the national grid is done using appropriate inverters that must be carefully selected (Etier et al., 2015).