Simulation, Optimization, and Techno-Economic Assessment of 100% Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Rural Electrification in Eastern Morocco

Noure Elhouda Choukri, Samir Touili, Abdellatif Azzaoui, Ahmed Alami Merrouni · 2025 · Processes

Summary. Researchers designed and optimized 15 hybrid renewable energy systems for a rural village in eastern Morocco using solar, wind, and concentrated solar power technologies. A photovoltaic system with battery storage proved most cost-effective, delivering electricity at 0.184 USD/kWh while reducing CO2 emissions by 81.7 tons annually. The study demonstrates that hybrid renewable systems can reliably and economically provide 100% of electricity demand for remote Moroccan communities.

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  title   = {Simulation, Optimization, and Techno-Economic Assessment of 100% Off-Grid Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Rural Electrification in Eastern Morocco},
  author  = {Noure Elhouda Choukri and Samir Touili and Abdellatif Azzaoui and Ahmed Alami Merrouni},
  journal = {Processes},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.3390/pr13092801},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13092801}
}

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DOI

10.3390/pr13092801

Countries

Morocco

Regions

Africa

Categories

energy, climate-and-environment, general-innovation

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2026-05-01