Sub-Saharan Africa Electric Power Distribution Networks Performance Enhancement Prospect

Abstract:

This research sought to assess the enhancement prospects of electric distribution feeders in Sub-Saharan Africa networks for improving electric power supply to end users. Selected feeder’s network was mapped out for element verification and to produce a map of the feeder, which is pertinent for developing single line and impedance diagrams of the network. The map designing was carried out in AutoCAD workspace. The study was aimed at evaluating Sub-Saharan Africa power electric distribution problems and solution proposals for effective application of existing primary electric distribution power supply. Time series load data on the sample distribution feeder were analyzed to evaluate feeder failure rates, mean down times per outage, and availability. The Sub-Saharan Africa electric distribution transformers voltage profiles and loading were computed by employing explicit assessment. Setbacks recorded on the Sub-Saharan Africa networks comprise: unacceptability fragile voltage profile as a result of poor voltage from transmission station. Mitigating these founded problems expect the power generating industry to establish classic, regular and designed sustenance exercises and fast methods to feedback and reduce the rate of failure in the electric system and time of malfunctioning and system interruptions. The computed Sub-Saharan Africa electric distribution network average availability for the year power supplies in the feeder is 0.68, which is far below the world acceptable standard of 0.999. In view of this, the power- producing industry in Sub-Saharan African nations must ensure that voltage coming out from transmission station is of acceptable standard.

• Periodical: Advanced Engineering Forum (Volume 56)
• Pages: 85-100
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-Vs57pk
• Online since: June 2025
• Authors: Patrick Taiwo Ogunboyo*, Innocent E. Davidson
• Keywords: Acceptable, Availability, Inadmissible, Reliability Indices, Standard, Sub-Saharan Africa

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