Optimal mix of renewable energy resources to meet the electrical energy demand in villages of madhya Pradesh

摘要

Electrification of villages from the main grid leads to large investment and losses, and this forms the basis of decentralized electricity generation. The objective of the present paper is to evolve different strategies in which the electrical demand of various villages of Madhya Pradesh(India) is met at minimum cost by utilizing renewable energy resources, thereby making them self-sustainable in their electrical energy needs. The renewable energy technological considered are biomass based power generation, biogas based power Generation and solar photovoltaics.