Research Article
Green Energy: An Ideal Energy Solution for Sustainable Development of Afar Region, Ethiopia
Table 3
Solar energy resource in different regions of Ethiopia.
| | Regions | Area (1000 km2) | Av. S. flux (W/m2) | TRP (TW) | Av. an. ρ (MW·h/(m2·a)) | An. TR (PW·h/a) |
| | Afar | 94.1 | 239.9 | 22.57 | 2.102 | 198 | | Amhara | 155 | 240.34 | 37.26 | 2.105 | 326 | | Benishangul | 49.5 | 232.52 | 11.5 | 2.037 | 101 | | Gambelia | 24.6 | 222.48 | 5.48 | 1.949 | 48 | | Oromia | 320 | 223.96 | 71.66 | 1.962 | 628 | | SNNP | 109.9 | 226.65 | 24.91 | 1.986 | 218 | | Somali | 300.3 | 217.19 | 65.21 | 1.903 | 571 | | Tigray | 50.2 | 246.48 | 12.38 | 2.159 | 108 | | Ethiopia | 1,103.60 | 227.42 | 250.98 | 1.992 | 2199 |
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Av. S. flux: average solar radiation flux; TRP: total reserve power; Av. an. ρ: average annual solar density; An. TR: average annual total reserve.
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