A vast majority of the energy access programs currently underway are in developing countries with limited access to the latest information and state-of-the-art technology. This paper serves as a link between scientific advancements and field-proven best-practices for designing microgrids in rural communities.
This generally results in the utilisation of generalised profiles for designing microgrids in rural areas. It has been shown that the load profile of rural areas can be peculiar to the extent that two rural areas in the same region can exhibit different energy utilisation (Wassie and Ahlgren, 2023).
Hence, the utilisation of micro-grids in rural areas. This paper investigated the recent developments in the utilisation of micro-grids in rural electrification. Challenges relating to financing and regulation are predominantly hindering the development of the projects. Nevertheless, some efforts have been made to design and develop these projects.
Nevertheless, several interventions have been proposed to alleviate the energy poverty that has been affecting rural communities. Mini-grids and microgrids have been showing promise as they do not need any grid extensions and they offer an opportunity for the distributed generations (Kamal et al., 2022).
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This paper serves as a link between scientific advancements and field-proven best-practices for designing microgrids in rural communities.
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