Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/242326 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Development Engineering [ISSN:] 2352-7285 [Volume:] 6 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 1-15
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
We developed a techno-economic model to simulate the performance of residential solar-battery systems as a means of reducing the reliance on backup generators in grid connected households in Lagos, Nigeria. We compared the economic and environmental performance of solar-battery systems to the technology options in households that may currently rely on backup generators to supplement unreliable grid service. Our analysis shows that solar-battery systems are economically profitable for households who rely on their backup generators to ensure at least 8-h of reliable service daily. We also show that the solar-battery systems could offer a cost-effective alternative for households intending to increase the level of the electricity services they receive without greater demand from backup generators. Finally, installing the solar-battery system lowers annual air emissions from households by 15 %-87 %. The paper proposes that policymakers provide access to low interest loans to improve the economic attractiveness of solar-battery systems across all the reliability preference levels.
Subjects: 
Air emissions
Energy economics
Grid reliability
Nigerian households
Residential solar-battery systems
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Document Type: 
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