Evaluation of the solar hybrid system for rural schools in Sabah, Malaysia

The evaluation of the 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 technical and the economical aspects of the system and found that alternative resources from renewable energy has potential in the rural areas that have difficulties in accessing to the grid, specifically the rural primary schools.