Cost of PV electricity in Oman

M. H. Albadi; A. H. Al-Badi; A. M. Al-Lawati; A. S. Malik

doi:10.1109/IEEEGCC.2011.5752548

Cost of PV electricity in Oman

M. H. Albadi, A. H. Al-Badi, A. M. Al-Lawati, A. S. Malik

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

Utilizing solar radiation data of 25 locations in Oman, RETScreen software is used to study the economic prospects of solar energy. A solar PV power plant of 5-MW is considered at each of the 25 locations. The results show that the renewable energy produced each year from the PV power plant varies between 9000 MWh at Marmul to 6200 MWh at Sur while the mean value is 7700 MWh of all the 25 locations. The capacity factor of PV plant varies between 20% and 14% and the cost of electricity varies between 210 $/MWh and 304 $/MWh for the best location to the least attractive location, respectively. The study shows that the PV energy at the best location is competitive with diesel generation without including the externality costs of diesel. Renewable energy support policies that can be implemented in Oman are also discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011
Pages	373-376
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEEGCC.2011.5752548
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Duration: Feb 19 2011 → Feb 22 2011

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Other	2011 IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2011
Country/Territory	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Period	2/19/11 → 2/22/11

Keywords

Capacity Factor
Cost of Energy
Renewable energy
Renewable energy support policies
Solar PV

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Hardware and Architecture
Signal Processing
Control and Systems Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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