Owais Ahmad
, Afraz Ahmad, Waqas Ahmad, Kamran Khan
The energy crisis in Pakistan is a very major problem. The energy sector play a vital role in prospering the country. In Pakistan, the 10% of the total power and more is only consumed by Agriculture. The shortage of power greatly effects the food production. It was reported in “Pakistan Social and Living Standard Measurement” that almost seventeen out of every hundred households face food insecurity (moderate to severe). With the increasement in population, the problem may get worse and the country needs to take proper measure to make the food-sector self-supporting in terms of power. It is inevitable to use Solar PV system for agriculture sector in a country where the solar irradiance is in high number. In this study, the Solar PV system is used for irrigation of wheat field, the system Performance Ratio (PR), and the system loss diagram which showed all the major and minor loss throughout the process and in the end, the Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) has been done. So that the proper incite is given the reader by comparing both the Diesel Operated Irrigation System (DOIS) and Solar PV Irrigation System (SPIS). By adopting the method discussed in the research, the Power Sector which consume more than 10% will bring down the percentage with significant point and this 10% can be then used for other productivity. The food shortage and high food prices may also be reduced.
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