Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Vol 43, No 1: July 2026

Solar photovoltaic power system for Bungin Island

Novi Azman (Universitas Nasional)
Rudi Naufal Fadhilah (Universitas Nasional)
Muhammad Ismail (Universitas Nasional)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2026

Abstract

Bungin Island currently relies on diesel -based electricity power generation, resulting in limited supply reliability. This study evaluates the technical feasibility of an off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) system integrated with lithium-ion battery energy storage (BESS) using photovoltaic system (PVsyst) simulation. Based on measured load demand of 2,830 kWh/day and NASA solar resource data, the optimized configuration consist of a 0.713 MWp PV array and an 11.54 MWh battery system. Simulation result indicates an annual PV production (E_Array) of 1,258.3 MWh/year. Of this, 1,032.9 MWh/year is delivered to the load, with excess energy of 120.84 MWh/year and a limited unmet load of 13.7 MWh/year (1.33%). The system achieves a solar fraction 98.67%, a performance ratio (PR) of 77.6% and a capacity factor of 17.34%. These results demonstrate that a properly sized PV-battery configuration can reliably replace diesel generation, providing a robust framework for high-renewable electrification in densely populated small islands.

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