Analysis of Power Generation and Distribution of Hybrid Energy for Electricity Loads in Batakan Village

Abstract

The need for electrical energy continues to increase over time. However, in Indonesia power plants are still dominated by fossil fuel power plants, and there are still many areas without access to electricity. The use of renewable energy is needed to replace fossil fuels considering that fossil fuels can run out one day. The coastal area of Batakan Village in Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan Province, was chosen as the focus location for conducting hybrid power plant simulations because this village is located in a coastal area where wind and solar energy sources are abundant. Batakan Village is approximately 40 km from Pelaihari City. Medium-voltage network transmission system (JTM) is supplied from Pelaihari City, and it is almost certain that this village experiences large power losses over long distance. This power loss will be detrimental if an effort is not made to reduce it. The purpose of this research is first to determine the optimal hybrid power plant configuration design to reduce power loss in the electricity system in Batakan Village. Second, it will analyze the power loss of the hybrid power plant system in Batakan Village, and finally, this research is going to analyze the investment feasibility of the hybrid power plant system in Batakan Village. In this study, the design of renewable energy plants, such as solar power plants (PLTS) with a total capacity of 406.1 kW and wind power plants (PLTB) with a total capacity of 125 kW, and the electricity network (grid system) are used together in a hybrid power generation system. The ETAP software was used to analyze the power losses of the hybrid power generation system, while the HOMER software was used to determine the net present value (NPV) and cost of energy (COE) of the hybrid power generation system. The results show that the configuration of the solar, wind, and grid systems is the most optimal. It is obtained from the results of ETAP simulations that have been carried out during average load and peak load conditions that by including the Solar Power Plant and Wind Power Plant power losses in the electricity system in Batakan Village can be reduced from the previous one using the system configuration only connected to the PLN power grid (grid system only). The total power losses incurred was 269.1 kW of active power and 1613.5 kvar of reactive power at average load reduced to 266.9 kW of active power and 1568.9 kvar of reactive power. At peak load the total power losses were 423.4 kW of active power and 2573.0 kvar of reactive power and they deceased to 41.,5 kW of active power and 2510.5 kvar of reactive power. In terms of investment, the COE value decreased by IDR 111, and the NPC decreased by IDR 6,600,000,000 at the average load. At the peak load COE decreased by IDR 88, while NPC by IDR 7,000,000,000. The return of investment (ROI) value is 13.2%, which indicates that the investment is still in the profitable stage.