Economic Analysis Comparison between Solar Photovoltaic and Diesel Generator for Water Pumping System in an Indonesia Rural Karsts Area
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18502/ken.v2i2.351Abstract
Photovoltaic and diesel generator are two types of small generator often used in remote areas in Indonesia. One of remote area in Indonesia that has ever used both systems in water pumping system is Purwodadi Village, Tepus district located at karsts area of Gunungkidul. The economical comparison between both technologies will be analyzed using lifecycle cost calculation and HOMER simulation. The analysis shows that using photovoltaic for water pumping system only spend 3/4 times of diesel generator cost. On the other hand, HOMER analysis shows that the cost of energy value for photovoltaic usage is 0.312 $/kWh, and cost of energy value for diesel generator is 0.390 $/kWh.
Keywords: diesel generator; homer; photovoltaic; water pumping
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