Comparative study for powering the village of Imlil in the High Atlas mountains in Morocco

In this paper a comparative study of different technologies of energy generation for an isolated village in the High Atlas mountains in Morocco is carried out. The economic feasibility of four energy generation technologies is investigated. The needs to satisfy are heat and electricity. The four technologies investigated are grid connection, combined heat and power (CHP) fueled with gas, CHP fueled with diesel and CHP fueled with wood chips. The investigation covers hot and cold season´s energy demands and different costs are assumed according to real costs and different financing scenarios.