Question: d ) The current cumulative installed power capacity in Benin Republic is 3 4 9 MW and comprises of renewable energy - based power plants

d) The current cumulative installed power capacity in Benin Republic is 349 MW and comprises of renewable energy-based power plants with a total installed capacity of 100 MW and diesel and heavy fuel oil power plants with total installed capacity of 249 MW.
i. If the Government of Burkina Faso plans to replace fossil-fuels-based power plants with solar PV system, what proportion of Burkina Faso surface area would be required at standard test conditions (STC)?(Assuming that solar module with efficiency of 14.5% is to be used and the total surface area of Burkina Faso is given as 114763km2).
ii. Assuming an overall derate factor of 0.72 and an annual average plan of array (POA) solar radiation of 5.0kWhm2?? day, what is the annual electricity production from the proposed solar PV system?
d ) The current cumulative installed power

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