Journal article 235 views 56 downloads
Techno-economic feasibility analysis of a 3-kW PV system installation in Nepal
Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar, Volume: 8, Issue: 1
Swansea University Author: RAMHARI POUDYAL
-
PDF | Version of Record
This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material.
Download (2.48MB)
DOI (Published version): 10.1186/s40807-021-00068-9
Abstract
This study investigates the techno-economic feasibility of installing a 3-kilowatt-peak (kWp) photovoltaic (PV) systemin Kathmandu, Nepal. The study also analyses the importance of scaling up the share of solar energy to contribute to the country’s overall energy generation mix. The technical viabil...
| Published in: | Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2198-994X |
| Published: |
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2021
|
| Online Access: |
Check full text
|
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59689 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Abstract: |
This study investigates the techno-economic feasibility of installing a 3-kilowatt-peak (kWp) photovoltaic (PV) systemin Kathmandu, Nepal. The study also analyses the importance of scaling up the share of solar energy to contribute to the country’s overall energy generation mix. The technical viability of the designed PV system is assessed using PVsyst and Meteonorm simulation software. The performance indicators adopted in our study are the electric energy output, performance ratio, and the economic returns including the levelised cost and the net present value of energy production. The key parameters used in simulations are site-specifc meteorological data, solar irradiance, PV capacity factor, and the price of electricity. The achieved PV system effciency and the performance ratio are 17% and 84%, respectively. The demand–supply gap has been estimated assuming the load profile of a typical household in Kathmandu under the enhanced use of electric appliances. Our results show that the 3-kWp PV system can generate 100% of electricity consumed by a typical residential household in Kathmandu. The calculated levelised cost of energy for the PV system considered is 0.06 $/kWh, and the corresponding rate of investment is 87%. The payback period is estimated to be 8.6 years. The installation of the designed solar PV system could save 10.33 tons of CO2 emission over its lifetime. Overall, the PV systems with 3 kWp capacity appear to be a viable solution to secure a suffcient amount of electricity for most households in Kathmandu city |
|---|---|
| Item Description: |
Case Study |
| Keywords: |
PV system, solar energy, Nepal |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Issue: |
1 |