Techno-Economic-Environment Analysis of Solar PV Smart Microgrid for Sustainable Rural Electrification in Agriculture community

Abstract

Still in many countries due to lack of electricity and not available of electrical infrastructure people is still using Diesel Genset (DG) for Agriculture activity. This DG set uses a diesel which is producing green house gases. Solar PV Smart Microgrid(SSM) system is best option of this DG set and it solve the energy and environment issue for this isolated community. This paper aims at analysing the techno-economic-environment sustainability of Solar PV Smart Microgrid(SSM) for sustainable rural electrification in Agriculture community. Modelling is used to perform optimization and sensitivity analysis. The analysis showed that SSM consist of solar photovoltaics (PV) is the least cost optimal system. This system ensures a reliable power supply without Conventional power and achieves 100% CO2 emissions reduction compared to a conventional power. Moreover, the study demonstrated that the most economical SSM depends strongly on the potential energy sources available at a location and power plant's remoteness from the beneficiary. The existing power supply configuration has also been compared to the best system after analyzing and investigating all technical and economic feasibility. The results show that the current diesel-based system is not viable for the village’s people, but rather a heavy burden to them due to the high cost of per unit electricity. In contrast, a Solar PV Smart Microgrid appeared to be the most feasible system. The proposed system is found to be around 33% inexpensive considering the net present cost and cost of energy, respectively, with a 100% share of renewable energy which reduces 63,750 kg carbon dioxide per year.