Analysis of hybrid power plant scheduling system diesel/photovoltaic/microhydro in remote area

Abstract Currently, diesel generators that are still operating must be hybridized with renewable energy in order to save fuel expenditure. In addition, the generator scheduling system is also a solution to save fuel. This study aims to schedule the operation of a hybrid power plant diesel/photovoltaic/microhydro in the village of Rumah Sumbul in serving the load needs in order to obtain the best and economical system combination that is able to serve the needs of a continuous electrical load. Based on the results of the analysis using HOMER, the scheduling in the first scenario of diesel/microhydro is able to produce electrical energy of 35.6 MW/year. For the second scenario, the diesel/photovoltaic operation is capable of producing 12.20 MW of electrical energy/year. The two hybrid power plants have met the target for electricity production of 2 MW/year. Furthermore, the economical side of the diesel/microhydro combination is cheaper with operating costs of 467,545,800 IDR for 25 years with a profit of 601,150,000 IDR during the project, where the return on capital occurs in the 13 th year. operational costs of IDR 2,885,597,000 for 25 years with a profit of 607,009,000 IDR during the project in progress and a return on investment in the 13th year.