Feasibility of Substitution of the Conventional Street Lighting Installation by the Photovoltaic Case Study on a Municipality in Agadir in Morocco

Fatima Outferdine (Ibn Zohr University, Morocco)
Lahoussine Bouhouch (Ibn Zohr University, Morocco)
Mustapha Kourchi (Ibn Zohr University, Morocco)
Mohamed Ajaamoum (Ibn Zohr University, Morocco)
Ali Moudden (Ibn Zohr University, Morocco)

International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vol 7, No 5: October 2017

In this work, we present a technical and economic study of the solar powered street lighting system of a municipality in the south of Morocco. The state of the conventional street lighting system is first analyzed in a substation of street lighting. Then a sizing method is applied to the photovoltaic installation in the testing area. A financial study, by comparison between conventional and PV-based lighting, is carried out showing the feasibility of the PV street lighting.