Use of Renewable Energy Technologies for Energy Self Sufficient Community in Remote Areas- Pakistan

Abstract

Renewable energy resource utilization can address the both most emerging issues of the world in the current era: rapid depletion of conventional fossil fuel reserves and drastic climate changes. The main theme of this work is Pakistan being an energy deficient country facing major issues in its economic development due to the current power crisis. Pakistan is naturally benefitted with different renewable energy resources; out of which solar and wind energy are the main highlighted technologies. This research work will provide an assessment of the renewable energy potential of the Baluchistan region. A comparison of the economic and financial analysis for a centralized hybrid renewable energy system has been simulated by using Homer software. Three cases have been proposed in which centralized & decentralized solar PV system, wind energy system and a hybrid combination of both solar and wind energy system have been studied. Homer software has been used to devise the most optimal solution. The simulations confirm that the best optimal solution is the hybrid renewable energy system for the rural electrification of the proposed region.