Publication date: 2016
Author: University of Benghazi
Description: The increased energy demands will result in more oil and gas consumption in Libya. This could lead to a decrease in the country revenue and more CO2 emission. Hence, Libya should use its alternative energy sources. In this paper the photovoltaic systems are proposed to share in the electricity energy mix in Libya. As the electricity is subsidized in Libya it results to inefficient and irrational use of electricity. Additionally the corruption and the bad management results in an extra cost for electricity generation. A photovoltaic system model is proposed and used to estimate the energy output of a PV system installed in Libya. The results show that moving toward photovoltaic systems could result in large energy and cost saving. Worthless to mention a reduction in CO2 emission.
