Conference article

The impact of the implementation of solar hybrid system which was installed at Penontomon Primary School in Sabah; Malaysia has been analyzed in this paper. The project was initiated by the Malaysia’s Ministry of Education with the target to electrify rural schools that do not have grid connected electricity in Sabah with alternative power supply; ie; the renewable energy. The paper looked into the users’ experiences; technical and the economical aspects of the system and found that alternative resources from renewable energy offers better electricity in providing power supply to the rural schools than the old and conventional diesel generator system. The technology gives benefit and impact to the pupils and teachers by creating more comfortable lifestyle and conducive learning environment.

Solar hybrid; Rural schools; SCADA; Battery; Inverter