Designing Renewable Energy Based Decentralized Power Generation Systems for Remote Un electrified Locations in the State of Rajasthan and their Techno Economic Evaluation

Abstract

A substantial number of villages in Rajasthan are likely to benefit from supply of electricity newlinedelivered by harnessing locally available renewable sources of energy. Identification of niche newlinelocations that would directly benefit from such a strategy and analysis and assessment of all newlinefeasible options for electricity supply is necessary to formulate and execute intervention newlineinitiatives in this regard. Besides a comprehensive review of energy supply situation in the newlinestate of Rajasthan, it would be necessary to conduct energy surveys in some un-electrified newlinevillages and assess renewable energy resource availability in the same. Based on the findings newlineof energy surveys and other secondary data collection, suitable renewable energy-based newlinesystems (using one or more renewable energy resources leading to hybrid systems) shall be newlinedesigned and their annual electricity delivery estimated. Wherever feasible, the options of newlineindividual household systems as well as that of micro-grid-based energy supply would be newlineconsidered and analyzed to compare their relative strengths and limitations. Techno-economic newlineevaluation of different renewable energy resource technology combinations suitable for newlinedecentralized power generation would be carried out to explore the possibilities of their newlineadoption in independent and hybrid modes of energy supply. The aspect of user affordability newlineand willingness to pay of the villagers for renewable energy-based electricity supply while newlineconsidering the systems designed in the study shall also be analyzed. An attempt to make an newlineassessment of the expected environmental benefits of renewable energy based decentralized newlineelectricity supply systems so as to assess the extent of carbon mitigation benefits that can be newlineclaimed shall also be made as a part of this study. The proposed study would eventually be newlineable to recommend appropriate designs of single or multiple energy resource based (hybrid) newlinesystems that can be considered for adoption in un-electrified villages of Rajasthan, etc.