PV Diesel Hybrid Energy Supply for Nasser Hospital in Gaza Strip

Daily power outage lasting several hours is common in Gaza Strip. For this reason, Nasser Hospital located in the south of Gaza Strip has been using diesel generators to ensure a reliable power supply for their services and had no choice but to accept the high operating expenses resulting from the fuel consumption. Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are proposed to be indeed a highly promising solution as a result of its drastic reduction in cost and climate characteristics. In order to reduce the fuel and logistics costs, it has been decided to invest in a PV hybrid diesel system in order to meet up with the energy demand. This paper investigates the techno-economic possibilities of the integration of photovoltaic solar with the existing diesel generators at Nasser Hospital. HOMER software has been implemented to model the new system so as to study the techno-economic and environmental performance. The simulation shows that the new system will not only cause operating cost reduction but also rapidly curb toxic emissions and environmental pollutions.