An optimization approach for the economic dispatch incorporating renewable energy resources into Lesotho power sources portfolio

Electricity demand in Lesotho has surpassed the main domestic generation of 72-MW hydropower station with 59% capacity deficit currently met by imports from South Africa and Mozambique through costly fixed bilateral contracts. With the abundant renewable energy sources in Lesotho, independent power...

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Main Authors: Thato Nchakha Rateele, Leboli Z. Thamae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023019552