Methodology for Analyzing of a Grid Weakness and Resiliency Factors - case of Niger National Grid

In general cases, particularly in developing countries, the weakness of the national electric grid is due to overloading, infrastructures aging, high temperatures and bad weather. In such systems, the interruptions of electricity supply can take several hours to days. To prevent the power deficit, consumers can use diesel generators that are very noisy and highly polluting. But, as alternative, renewable energy sources and storage devices can be used for load shifting. This can help to improve the grid resiliency and the supply continuity. But, to do this, it is necessary to have efficient methodology of weakness analysis and resiliency factors estimation. In this paper, experimental data are used to define the main parameters of the system performance based on the IEEE Std Std 1366
^TM
-2012 indexes.