Techno-Economic Feasibility of Wind-Solar Hybrid Systems For Rural Electrification of Sioure Village in Sahel

This paper focused on techno-economic feasibility analysis of Sioure village to develop wind-solar hybrid model by using HOMER (Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables) software. The case study area is Sioure, one village in Sahel. Sioure village locates in 16 degrees 27' 23.98" N latitude and 14 degrees 8' 50.98" W longitude (North of Senegal). It is a remote village dependent on agriculture, livestock and fisheries, with no grid extension. This village has enormous potential in terms of production of renewable energy to bridge a gap for electricity supply. From NASA record, the monthly average solar radiation data 5.87 kWh/m(2)/day and wind data (4.4m/s) can be the generation source for village electrification case. Therefore, the wind-solar hybrid system is an alternative to supply the production of electricity in this village. From hybrid model simulation, the cost of energy is about 0.1879$/kWh when the total net present cost is about 588,566 $.The system has no greenhouse gas emission. While the selling price of Electricity is considered in 0.20$ (120 FCFA), the simulation result is more economical system to design integrated system with minimum total net present cost and cost of electricity. Therefore, this wind-solar hybrid model design can able to be the single most favored option for dealing with electricity supply in the study area not only economically but also environmentally.