Integration of Sustainable Energy Sources in Yemen Benefits, Challenges, and a Sample of Design

Abstract

Increasing population, urbanization, industrialization, and rising living standards caused high energy demand and burdened the grid. Generated power from conventional sources is insufficient to meet modern demand, raising the issue of power reliability. Furthermore, affecting the environment due to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Energy transition to Sustainable Energy Sources (SESs) is becoming more indispensable than ever. Yemen’s government has planned to install up to 15 % of the capacity as sustainable energy by 2025. However, the plan still does not clear enough to recognize related data on design and challenges. In this paper, (SESs) in Yemen have been realized, considering the potential of (SESs), the benefits, barriers, and challenges of integrating (SESs) in the case study. The case study was designed by HOMER Pro software to fulfill the demand of an industrial company in Yemen having a specific load curve. The result of the different schemes shows that the Net Present Cost (NPC) of (the PV/WT/DG/BATT) scheme is effectively economic 65 M$ with diversity in resources; and the Cost of Energy (COE) is also competitive at 0.57 $/Kwh. Thus, we recommend this scheme for the industrial company.