Optimal Decision-Making on Hybrid Off-Grid Energy Systems for Rural and Remote Areas Electrification in the Northern Cameroon

Table 1

Meteorological data of the studied sites [18].

	Month	Clearness index	Daily radiation (kWh/m^2/day)	Average wind speed (m/s)	Ambient temperature (°C)
GAROUA	Jan	0.611	5.384	4.580	26.600
	Feb	0.613	5.826	4.890	29.060
	Mar	0.593	6.052	4.900	31.520
	Apr	0.572	6.017	4.550	31.510
	May	0.539	5.634	3.910	29.450
	Jun	0.519	5.357	3.710	27.760
	Jul	0.448	4.638	3.610	25.910
	Aug	0.436	4.550	3.250	25.230
	Sep	0.497	5.101	2.640	25.840
	Oct	0.584	5.647	2.700	26.720
	Nov	0.667	5.956	3.270	26.720
	Dec	0.657	5.619	4.160	26.170
MAROUA	Jan	0.645	5.679	6.620	24.440
	Feb	0.635	6.034	7.010	26.910
	Mar	0.617	6.298	6.510	30.290
	Apr	0.617	6.492	5.020	32.260
	May	0.579	6.057	4.690	31.410
	Jun	0.551	5.692	4.770	29.330
	Jul	0.487	5.038	4.310	26.720
	Aug	0.473	4.938	3.620	25.400
	Sep	0.525	5.383	3.470	25.920
	Oct	0.622	6.017	3.760	27.290
	Nov	0.677	6.049	4.930	26.680
	Dec	0.661	5.651	6.310	24.770
NGAOUNDÉRÉ	Jan	0.631	5.817	5.080	20.890
	Feb	0.609	5.974	5.080	22.810
	Mar	0.580	5.989	4.200	24.960
	Apr	0.537	5.624	3.410	24.630
	May	0.492	5.041	3.300	23.300
	Jun	0.481	4.827	3.130	22.240
	Jul	0.412	4.157	2.990	21.010
	Aug	0.432	4.452	3.050	20.740
	Sep	0.453	4.671	3.100	21.210
	Oct	0.523	5.189	3.580	21.610
	Nov	0.613	5.715	4.100	21.610
	Dec	0.636	5.718	4.810	20.700