• DocumentCode
    134384
  • Title

    Microgrid: Prospects and challenges in Nepal

  • Author

    Jha, Sumit Kumar ; Stoa, Petter ; Uhlen, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Kathmandu Univ., Kathmandu, Nepal
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    13-15 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The objective of this paper is to present the current status and possibilities of microgrid in Nepal. There are many possibilities of microgrid implementation, interconnecting micro hydro power plants (MHPs). Hybrid microgrids could also be formed interconnecting MHPs with wind turbines or photovoltaic systems. The challenges and benefits of implementing a microgrid are presented in this paper. The paper also presents the case of first pilot microgrid installed in Nepal.
  • Keywords
    distributed power generation; hydroelectric power stations; photovoltaic power systems; power system interconnection; wind turbines; MHPs; Nepal; hybrid microgrids; microgrid; microhydro power plant interconnection; photovoltaic systems; wind turbines; Communities; Control systems; Microgrids; Reliability; Turbines; Hybrid; MHP; Microgrid; Nepal; challenges;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power and Energy Systems Conference: Towards Sustainable Energy, 2014
  • Conference_Location
    Bangalore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-3420-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESTSE.2014.6805289
  • Filename
    6805289