Research Article

Optimal Sizing of Hybrid Renewable Energy System Using Two-Stage Stochastic Programming

Table 1

Monthly average load and climatic data for Ga-Nkoana.

Load (kW)Solar irradiance (W/m2)Wind speed (m/s)Temperature (C°)

January8.60377.363.7923.03
February6.42376.773.5722.67
March6.55365.213.1821.55
April6.91343.623.1119.20
May6.45303.552.9516.51
June6.68282.993.3913.67
July7.01284.193.6013.61
August6.87300.193.9116.66
September6.80327.524.3919.99
October6.67351.604.7021.40
November6.15367.994.3422.67
December6.94380.233.8123.50