Hydropower Potential on Agricultural Dam: An Evaluation for Pedu Dam
E Roslan, Mursyid Sulaiman1, Afifi Akhiar2, Faiz Zamri3, Fatihah Salleh4, Rashdan Isa5, Abd Halim Shamsuddin6
1E Roslan, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
2Mursyid Sulaiman, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
3Afifi Akhiar, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
4Faiz Zamri, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
5Fatihah Salleh, Institute of Energy Policy And Research, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
6Rashdan Isa, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
7Abd Halim Shamsuddin, AAIBE Chair for Renewable Energy @ UNITEN, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on November 12, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on November 25, 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 November, 2019. | PP: 6327-6331 | Volume-8 Issue-4, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: D5115118419/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.D5115.118419
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Abstract: In line with its continuous GDP increase, the growth in electricity demand has shown a similar trend of annual increment for Malaysia. With the projected continuous increase of electricity demand, more fossil fuel-based power plants are committed to be built in the near future. To mitigate the resulting greenhouse gas emission from increasing demand, exploiting existing agricultural dam initially built for agricultural purposes for energy can be considered as an option. This study shows the potential of generating electricity from Pedu dam located in Kedah, initially built with the objective to harvest paddy twice annually. The study shows that there is a potential of 156,072MWh to be generated from the dam water release, with the power of 33,155kW and a capacity factor of 53.7%, using Kaplan type turbine.
Keywords: Agricultural Dam, Hydropower and Potential.
Scope of the Article: Agricultural Informatics and Communication.