Solar Mini-grids for Sudan Rural Areas: Case Study, Arquit Village

N. Ibrahimi*; R. Abdelgadir; R. ALI

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10 (

); 95-103

Solar Mini-grids for Sudan Rural Areas: Case Study, Arquit Village

N. Ibrahimi*, R. Abdelgadir, R. ALI

Received: 2020-02-27, Accepted: 2020-02-27, Published: 2017-07-01

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Abstract

The objective of this work is to evaluate the potential of alternative energy technologies to increase electricity access in rural areas of Sudan . one of these alternative energy technologies is renewable energy mini-grids .One of the rural areas in Sudan is Arquit village, Sinkat area, Red Sea state; we suggest building 7.5 MW solar system minigrids at Arquit village. In Arquit village, the maximum and minimum electricity productions of from solar energy are expected during March, and December respectively. In Summer the days are longer for solar electricity production , while in the winter months, October to February, production of solar electricity does not take place after 5 a.m. Therefore, energy storage is needed to fill the gap in supply during the summer and winter months, or using wind energy for electricity production