“…These techniques can dominate many disadvantages of conventional techniques [4]. Several of these recent techniques have been applied to solve the OPF problem like: Simulated Annealing (SA) [5], Genetic Algorithm (GA) [6,7], Differential Evolution (DE) [8], Tabu Search (TS) [9], Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA) [10], Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) [11], adaptive real coded biogeography-based optimization (ARCBBO) [12], Biogeography Based Optimization (BBO) [13,14], multiphase search algorithm [15], Gbest guided artificial bee colony algorithm(Gbest-ABC) [16], Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) [17] , Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) [18], Multi-objective Grey Wolf Optimizer (MOGWO) [19], black-hole-based optimization (BHBO) [20], Teaching Learning based Optimization (TLBO) [21], Sine-Cosine Optimization algorithm (SCOA) [22], Group Search Optimization (GSO) [23], hybrid algorithm of particle swarm optimizer with grey wolves(PSO-GWO) [24], quasi-oppositional teaching-learning based optimization [31]have been incorporated into it. Meanwhile, many state-of-the-art meta-heuristic techniques, like Improved Colliding Bodies Optimization (ICBO) [32], Moth Swarm Algorithm (MSA) [33], Moth-Flame Optimization (MFO) [34], cuckoo search [35], firefly algorithm [36] and Backtracking Search Optimization Algorithm (BSA) [37] Surveys of different meta-heuristics used to solve the problem of OPF are offered in [25] The applications of these methods on different size systems lead to competitive results and therefore were favorable and encouraging for more study in this trend.…”