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Table 9 Analysis of wind energy cost ($/kWh) based on PVC

From: Wind energy potential and cost estimation of wind energy conversion systems (WECSs) for electricity generation in the eight selected locations of Tigray region (Ethiopia)

S. no

Location

Turbine models

PVCmin

PVCmax

PVCavg

1

Adigrat

POLARIS P15-50

0.5922

1.0897

0.8410

POLARIS P50-500

0.1312

0.3000

0.2156

VESTAS V110-2.0

0.0876

0.2002

0.1439

2

Adwa

POLARIS P15-50

0.2669

0.4911

0.3790

POLARIS P50-500

0.0740

0.1691

0.1216

VESTAS V110-2.0

0.0545

0.1245

0.0895

3

Atsbi

POLARIS P15-50

0.0091

0.0167

0.0129

POLARIS P50-500

0.0073

0.0166

0.0119

VESTAS V110-2.0

0.0038

0.0087

0.0062

4

Chercher

POLARIS P15-50

0.0060

0.0111

0.0086

POLARIS P50-500

0.0046

0.0104

0.0075

VESTAS V110-2.0

0.0026

0.0058

0.0042

5

Maychew

POLARIS P15-50

0.2066

0.3801

0.2933

POLARIS P50-500

0.0739

0.1688

0.1213

VESTAS V110-2.0

0.0440

0.1006

0.0723

6

Mekele

POLARIS P15-50

0.0015

0.0028

0.0022

POLARIS P50-500

0.0012

0.0028

0.0020

VESTAS V110-2.0

0.0007

0.0015

0.0011

7

Senkata

POLARIS P15-50

0.0098

0.0180

0.0139

POLARIS P50-500

0.0068

0.0155

0.0112

VESTAS V110-2.0

0.0040

0.0092

0.0066

8

Shire

POLARIS P15-50

5.1512

9.4783

7.3148

POLARIS P50-500

0.5403

1.2350

0.8877

VESTAS V110-2.0

0.3860

0.8824

0.6342