Determination of Solar Radiation Patterns for Implementing a Photovoltaic Based Micro Grid Power Generation in Geidam Area

Abstract

In this study, a determination of solar radiation for solar implementation was carried out to assess the
solar system potentiality of Geidam. The town despite having the potential to produce its own power
through abundance of renewable energy sources is left without electricity for many years and with a
population of more than 157thousand people (according to 2006 census), Geidam community have
been facing a lot of problems with regards to electric power supply, the cost of maintaining the
transmission line that connect Geidam to the national grid every year make the supply to Geidam
community unaffordable to both government and business owners. This study was carried out to look
at the possibility of supplying the study area with renewable energy using one of the abundant
renewable energy sources in the area through microgrid.