Techno-economic Analysis of PV/Wind/Biomass/Biogas Hybrid System for Remote Area Electrification of Southern Punjab (Multan), Pakistan using HOMER Pro

Decentralized generation using hybrid renewable energy systems has emerged as economical and technically feasible solution for electrifying remote areas. This study emphases on designing a hybrid system consisting of PV/Wind/Biomass/Biogas energy resources to electrify a remote community in Multan, district of south Punjab. Three Different configurations of the hybrid micro-grid system (PV/Biomass, Wind/Biomass, and PV/Wind/Biomass) are modeled using HOMER Pro software and optimization results are presented. Results of techno-economic analysis shows that all three configurations of proposed hybrid system meet the load demand of 259.44 kWh/day. Further, all three hybrid system configurations in which animal manure is used as biomass resource instead of crops residue are more economical. Slurry produced in such can be used as a fertilizer for crops as Multan is an agricultural area.