Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering King Saud University, Riyadh-Saudi Arabi
Online published on 19 April, 2019.
The problem of power system planning, due to its complexity and dimensionality aspects, is one of the most challenging aspects facing the electric power industry in developing as well as developed countries. The proposed work will attempt to describe how these aspects are analyzed and assessed based on two major considerations, namely, reliability and cost. A case study considers two separate systems in a fast-developing country, each of which must be reinforced to meet the future predicted loads. The benefits of reinforcing separately or reinforcing by interconnecting the two systems are demonstrated. Uncertainties having a significant impact upon the decision-making process in the planning process are also addressed.
