The result will be a suggestion on how the Muyuka rural community could sustainably be electrified by using renewable energy based off-grid power system. It simplifies the task of evaluating the design of off-grid for a variety of applications. HOMER-Pro integrates components, resources and economic calculations. The consideration evolved from being focused on the concept of hybridisation of photovoltaic (PV) and hydro-electric power plants. This paper is dedicated to the design and implementation of a hybrid solar/mini-hydro renewable energy system for the rural community of Muyuka Subdivision. This solution would help to stem the tide of people abandoning rural areas, which is a problem severely affecting the country.

In this context, the development of off- grid decentralised solar/mini-hydropower systems, or of systems built around a mini-grid, proves to be appropriate. Replacing multitudes of diesel generators with hybrid solar/mini-hydropower plants can substantially reduce cost and climate impact. Presently, households and businesses that can afford resort to using diesel generators which are not environmentally friendly and very expensive to run. The usual approach to centralised generation and distribution may not be able to solve this problem. These shortfalls are persistent and structural, and the amount of capital required to fix them is tremendous. Cameroonian rural population outnumbers urban inhabitants, and it is precisely in these rural regions that the lack of reliable infrastructures and services is all the more problematic. In many parts of Cameroon, electricity generation is often non-existent or unreliable and erratic. These characteristics hinder investors from investing in the rural sector.

The low population density characterised by a low level of education implies low load density and low revenues.

Design and Simulation of Off-Grid Solar/Mini-Hydro Renewable Energy System using Homer Pro Software: Case of Muyuka Rural Communityĭepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering University of BueaĪbstract Electrification in remote areas is constrained by technical barriers like long-distant transmission network, rugged terrains, and highly dispersed population.

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