Development of a Cost-Effective Solar/Diesel Independent Power Plant for a Remote Station

Table 9

Comparison of simulation results of electricity production (kWh yr⁻¹).

Quantity	Diesel only		Hybrid system (Solar PV/Diesel)
	kWh yr^−1%	%	kWh yr^−1%	%
Load consumption
AC primary load	261,422	100	261,422	100
Production
PV array	None	None	1,077,343	98
Diesel generator	321,686	100	24,317	2
Total energy	321,686	100	1,101,660	100
Excess electricity	26		761261