Site Selection and Performance Analysis of PV Plants in the Coast of Ecuador
International Conference on Innovative Applied Energy
Mar 2019
In Ecuador currently, 46% of the electricity is produced from renewable sources, and out of this 93% is produced from hydropower. The high dependency on a single source has made the Ecuadorian electricity sector fragile, and the government is looking to diversify the matrix by promoting alternative renewable energies. Thanks to its location, Ecuador has a high solar potential and benefits from a constant 12 hours of daylight throughout the year making it an ideal candidate for PV power plants. In this study, an analysis of the feasibility of a solar power plant in the provinces of Esmeraldas and Manabí in the coastal region of the country is performed. The study includes site selection using GIS and MCDM algorithms and also performance simu