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On-grid PV opportunities in university campuses: A case study at Nazarbayev university in Astana, Kazakhstan

Abstract:

In this investigation, a feasibility study of installing PV panels on the rooftop of School of Engineering at NU is carried out. A 24 kWp rooftop PV installation with a 14.7% capacity factor, capable to export 31 MWh of electricity to the grid per year, is analyzed. Three scenarios or policy options are presented. The scenarios corresponded to having or not government grants (GG) and having attractive Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) rates to determine their financial benefits. The GG scenario was considered as 30% of project cost, while FIT was varied from current rate in the country (36,410 KZT/MWh) to a more attractive rate. Results demonstrate that current scenario of FIT is marginally favorable, while 30% of incentives on initial costs moderatedly improves the benefits of the project. However, a hypothetical FIT of 70,000 KZT/MWh, even without incentives, dramatically improves the outcome (e.g., equity payback of 5 years).