Selection of the most appropriate package of Solar Home System using Analytic Hierarchy Process model in rural areas of Bangladesh

Ahammed, Faisal; Azeem, Abdullahil

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2012.12.020

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“…Most common SHS packages that are supplied to rural households by POs are: 30 Wp, 50 Wp and 75 Wp [16]. Availability of these three packages in the market has been identified by carrying out marketing analysis of the SHS [7]. Table 1 shows how 30 Wp, 50 Wp and 75Wp SHS packages differs in terms of number of lighting points, that can be provided by this system [7].…”

Section: Figure 2 a Typical Block Diagram Of Shs [19]mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Availability of these three packages in the market has been identified by carrying out marketing analysis of the SHS [7]. Table 1 shows how 30 Wp, 50 Wp and 75Wp SHS packages differs in terms of number of lighting points, that can be provided by this system [7]. Among these alternative packages, the 50 Wp has got the most popularity among SHS users based on its dominant history.…”

Section: Figure 2 a Typical Block Diagram Of Shs [19]mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They are: cost of the package (CP), availability of the package (AP), meeting the demand of the basic household electricity need (HEN). Based on these three attributes, popularity ranking of these SHS packages have been noted to be 42.19% for 30 Wp, 29.43% for 50 Wp and 28.37% for 75 Wp [7].…”

Section: Figure 2 a Typical Block Diagram Of Shs [19]mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The primary obstacle is the high initial cost based on the capacity of SHS during its installation [13]. Rural SHS adopted households also face difficulties regarding the lack of sufficient after sale services, lack of adequate knowledge, lack of sufficient demonstration of the new technology as well as minimal awareness regarding the maintenance of the new technology that are posing obstacles in the advancement of SHS in rural Bangladesh [2,7].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has made energy policies recently to ensure effective utilization renewable energy resources to meet the demand for power [14]. By the year of 2020, the government has aimed to produce 10% of total energy through renewable sources [7]. This type of policies promises to result in the exponential growth of SHS e nsuring better prospect in various areas in Bangladesh in terms of the size of the SHS market and its economic potential.…”

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confidence: 99%

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