Status of micro/mini-grid systems in a Himalayan nation: a comprehensive review

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dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Ashish
dc.contributor.authorRajbhandari, Yaju
dc.contributor.authorKhadka, Nasib
dc.contributor.authorBista, Aayush
dc.contributor.authorMarahatta, Anup
dc.contributor.authorDahal, Rojesh
dc.contributor.authorMallik, Jiwan Kumar
dc.contributor.authorThapa, Anup
dc.contributor.authorHayes, Barry P.
dc.contributor.authorKorba, Petr
dc.contributor.authorLongatt, Francisco M. Gonzalez
dc.contributor.funderKathmandu Universityen
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-11T15:34:40Z
dc.date.available2022-03-11T15:34:40Z
dc.date.issued2020-01
dc.date.updated2022-03-11T14:58:52Z
dc.description.abstractNepal is a Himalayan country with its 83% of its geography being composed of hills and mountains. Around 22% of the Nepalese population is not receiving electricity through the national power utility and is forced to identify alternative approaches to electrification. The Micro/Mini-Grid (MG) system is one of the promising approaches in terms of cost, reliability and performance for rural electrification, where electrification through national power utility is not techno-economically feasible. However, various issues must be identified and considered during the implementation of MGs in a rural community. In this paper, numerous technical, social and management issues are identified and discussed relating to the implementation and operation of reliable and stable MGs in the Himalayas. To our knowledge, this is the first scientific work that presents a comprehensive review of Himalayan MGs and their associated elements. This article reviews the available research articles, project documents, and Government reports on MG development, from which a clear roadmap is constructed. From the comprehensive study, it is observed that the existing MGs are not adequately designed for the specific area, considering the local resources and local information. Based on the identified issues, some practical and efficient recommendations have been made, so that future MG projects will address the possible problems during the design and implementation phase.en
dc.description.sponsorshipKathmandu University (EnergizeNepal Project Office under Grant PID: ENEP-RENP-II-19-03)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationShrestha, A., Rajbhandari, Y., Khadka, N., Bista, A., Marahatta, A., Dahal, R., Mallik, J. K., Thapa, A., Hayes, B. P., Korba, P. and Longatt, F. M. G. (2020) 'Status of micro/mini-grid systems in a Himalayan nation: a comprehensive review', IEEE Access, 8, pp. 120983-120998. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3006912en
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3006912en
dc.identifier.endpage120998en
dc.identifier.issn2169-3536
dc.identifier.journaltitleIEEE Accessen
dc.identifier.startpage120983en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12896
dc.identifier.volume8en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)en
dc.rights© 2021 the authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectControl managementen
dc.subjectDistribute generation systemen
dc.subjectIsolated energy systemen
dc.subjectMini-griden
dc.subjectRural electrificationen
dc.titleStatus of micro/mini-grid systems in a Himalayan nation: a comprehensive reviewen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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