A Review of Grid Code Requirements for the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in Ethiopia

Baseem Khan, Josep M. Guerrero, Sanjay Chaudhary, Juan C. Vasquez, Kenn H. B. Frederiksen and Ying Wu
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Baseem Khan: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hawassa University, Hawassa 05, Ethiopia
Josep M. Guerrero: Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), AAU Energy, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark
Sanjay Chaudhary: Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), AAU Energy, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark
Juan C. Vasquez: Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), AAU Energy, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark
Kenn H. B. Frederiksen: Kenergy ApS, Grønningen 43, 8700 Horsens, Denmark
Ying Wu: Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), AAU Energy, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 14, 1-22

Abstract: Rapid integration of renewable energy into the electric grid has ramifications for grid management and planning. Therefore, system operators have formulated grid code requirements to ensure that the grid continues to operate in a secure, safe, and cost-effective manner. The current state of grid code in Ethiopia, as well as the need for it, is discussed in this article. It lays out the technological grid integration requirements, with a focus on small and microgrids, which are especially important for the integration of renewable. The barriers to grid code normalization and renewable energy grid compatibility testing are identified, and suggestions for continued grid code development in Ethiopia based on Danish observations are provided. Further, a detailed comparative analysis of the Ethiopian grid code with the IEEE 1547-2003 and IEEE 1547-2018 standards is presented.

Keywords: grid code; minigrid; microgrid; renewable energy integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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