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

Table 5

Classification of the different scenarios in the different zones for optimal decision-making.

Site	Economic criteria evaluation basis			Environmental criteria evaluation basis
	Scenario	COE ($/kWh)	Classification	Scenario	CO2 emissions (kg/y)	Classification
GAROUA	PV/DG/battery	0.378	1^st	PV/battery	0	1^st
	PV/DG/wind/battery	0.392	2^nd	PV/wind/battery	0	2^nd
	PV/wind/battery	0.449	3^rd	PV/DG/battery	1809	3^rd
	PV/battery	0.459	4^th	PV/DG/wind/battery	1869	4^th
	PV/DG	0.849	5^th	PV/wind/DG	24230	5^th
	PV/wind/DG	0.855	6^th	PV/DG	24504	6^th
	Wind/DG/battery	0.922	7^th	Wind/DG/battery	25407	7^th
	DG/battery	1.01	8^th	Wind/DG	38994	8^th
	DG	1.17	9^th	DG/battery	39296	9^th
	Wind/DG	1.18	10^th	DG	39566	10^th
MAROUA	PV/DG/battery	0.359	1^st	PV/battery	0	1^st
	PV/DG/wind/battery	0.360	2^nd	PV/wind/battery	0	2^nd
	PV/battery	0.447	3^rd	PV/DG/wind/battery	1426	3^rd
	PV/wind/battery	0.469	4^th	PV/DG/battery	1536	4^th
	Wind/DG/battery	0.726	5^th	Wind/DG/battery	13366	5^th
	PV/wind/DG	0.837	6^th	PV/wind/DG	17858	6^th
	PV/DG	0.866	7^th	Wind/DG	21914	7^th
	Wind/DG	0.973	8^th	PV/DG	24295	8^th
	DG/battery	1.04	9^th	DG/battery	39296	9^th
	DG	1.17	10^th	DG	39566	10^th
NGAOUNDÉRÉ	PV/DG/battery	0.394	1^st	PV/battery	0	1^st
	PV/DG/wind/battery	0.403	2^nd	PV/wind/battery	0	2^nd
	PV/battery	0.524	3^rd	PV/DG/wind/battery	1663	3^rd
	PV/wind/battery	0.532	4^th	PV/DG/battery	2025	4^th
	PV/DG	0.888	5^th	PV/wind/DG	24264	5^th
	PV/wind/DG	0.895	6^th	PV/DG	24534	6^th
	Wind/DG/battery	0.958	7^th	Wind/DG/battery	27646	7^th
	DG/battery	1.03	8^th	Wind/DG	39008	8^th
	DG	1.17	9^th	DG/battery	39234	9^th
	Wind/DG	1.18	10^th	DG	39566	10^th