Potencial de energia solar e de geração com sistemas fotovoltaicos conectados à rede em Moçambique.

Abstract

Photovoltaic solar energy is an alternative clean energy that it is becoming an important option to be used in region that it does not have available electricity. A study about energy condition of region contacting local energy company (Electricity of Mozambique EDM in the case of Moçambique) and the ministry of governmental are important resources of data to know the electric power conditions scenery of each region. Another important data resource to assesss the photovoltaic potencial of a region is to access the solarimetric data of region. It should be got from the region meteorological organ (in Mozambique it is INAM) that provides this information for main cities through its meteorological station spread across the region. Research International labs are another important resource of the data. They use satellites that are able to cover the whole terrestrial globe and make it available. These data allow applications through the coordinates of the location, identify the exact solar irradiance at any point (in the case NREL in the USA). Laboratory data should be validated through comparisons with data from the official bodies of the region. Thus it is possible to build a solarimetric database and assess photovoltaic potential power generation of each location. On the current study done to Mozambique it was observed that some regions without electricity grid are very adequate to the utilization of solar energy for the direct generation of electricity connected to grid.