• Title of article

    THE ECONOMICS OF MICROHYDRO POWER PLANTS

  • Author/Authors

    KARIMOV, KH. S. GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan , KARIMOV, KH. S. Academy of Sciences - Physical Technical Institute, Tajikistan , ABID, M. GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan , AL-GRAFI, M.W. Taibah University - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saudi Arabia , ISLOMOV, S.I. Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan - Institute of Economics, Tajikistan , KARIMOVA, N.H. Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan - Institute of Economics, Tajikistan

  • From page
    173
  • To page
    181
  • Abstract
    This paper appraises the Economics of renewable energy and the hydropower systems on the basis of two countries namely Tajikistan and Pakistan. The economics of a micro-hydropower plant installed in the village named Pashmi-Kuhna of Tajikistan and of a battery-based micro-hydropower plant on catamaran for free water flow operation designed, fabricated and tested in GIK Institute of Pakistan are discussed in this paper. For the economic evaluation of these power plants, the life-cycle costing approach is used. Finally, the costs of the produced energy by the micro-hydropower plants are calculated.
  • Keywords
    Micro , Hydro , Power Plants , Economics , Life , Cycle Costing , Annualized Life , Cycle Cost.
  • Journal title
    IIUM Engineering Journal
  • Journal title
    IIUM Engineering Journal
  • Record number

    2558224