Abstract
The objective of the study is to provide scientific information of the solar potential of Afar region, for photovoltaic (PV) solar energy industry sectors. The afar region being exceptional solar potential with high average solar radiation flux 239.9W/m<sup>2</sup> (105.4% of average photon energy surface area of Ethiopia), and average annual solar density of 2.102MW•h/m<sup>2</sup> (105.5% of the average yearly solar density of Ethiopia). This finding requests the photovoltaic system as an alternative principal energy resource to substitute the present energy system in afar region. These comprehensive indication of the solar energy marketplace in Afar region, Ethiopia, key visions into its governing framework, energy sector, of photovoltaic (PV) industry segments. Therefore, the photovoltaic energy system has the best opportunity for basic energy application in the pastoral community for daily life consumption, such as solar lighting, for solar cooker, small devices and for air conditioning. These studies show that the Afar region gifted with significantly high monthly average daily solar radiation as a potential candidate for development of PV energy systems in Afar region. Therefore, the PV system has the power to run an evaporative air conditioning system effectively. These findings indicate that photovoltaic energy system as most promising energy in the Afar region.
Highlights
Ethiopia is sited in the Horn of Africa, located at 3-15°N latitude and 33-48°E longitude
Ethiopia is household to over 110 million people, which makes it the second populated country in Africa next to Nigeria but 83% of which living in the rural areas World population prospects
The Ethiopia energy sector appearances the double challenges of inadequate access to present-day renewable energy alternative such as geothermal energy, solar energy and wind energy
Summary
Ethiopia is sited in the Horn of Africa, located at 3-15°N latitude and 33-48°E longitude. Ethiopia is household to over 110 million people, which makes it the second populated country in Africa next to Nigeria but 83% of which living in the rural areas World population prospects. As consequence of airing and air conditioning system is the serious issues of the afar region to be appropriate situations for living conditions and workers [4, 5]. Nowadays the afar region is energy sector relay on hydropower energy for the utility as well as basic living demands. Afar region is experiencing severe energy shortage and non-electrified locations, due to a number of problems such as high capital investment, low load factor, underprivileged voltage guideline and regular power supply disruptions. Access to energy provisions both profit generation events and the regional development program through civilizing education, dropping air effluence and guaranteeing atmosphere sustainability. The price to install and service the distribution of hydropower energy lines is significantly highly expensive and not cost
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