Solar photovoltaic-based home electrification system for rural development in Nigeria: domestic load assessment

To alleviate the SI owing need for power in rural households not connected to grid electricity in Nigeria, this paper has assessed the domestic load demand of rural areas which will serve as input data in the design of photovoltoic-based rural home electrification systems, and also assist governments in their rural electrification planning framework. The result of this study shows that rural households in Nigeria will require 2324.5 Wh/day or 850.8 kWh/yr to meet their basic power requirements for such loads as lighting and electronic appliances-radios and televisions. it is recommended that solar photovoltaic-based rural home electrification application should be encouraged by the three tiers of government; Local, State, and Federal in Nigeria, especially Fur those rural households without access to a grid supply. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.