Feasibility Study of a Hybrid PV/Hydro System for Remote Area Electrification in Rwanda

Table 1

Technical information for Mutobo hydropower station.

Parameters	Values at Mutobo power station
Penstock length (m)	223
Hydraulic head H (m)	123.30
Designed flow rate 90% (m^3s^−1)	0.932
Installed power capacity (kW)	200
Annual energy generation (MWh)	1749.8
Actual power potential (ηo = 80%) (kW)	196
Turbine type	Francis
Turbine efficiency (%)	65