International Science Community Association Research Journal of Engineering Sciences 2278-9472 13 3 2024 09 26 Study of the replacement of HFO and DDO power plants with optimized hybrid PV/LNG power plant for energy transition in Burkina Faso 19 26 EN Prajapati Parul 1 Department of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Kalabhavan, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara – 390 001, Gujarat, India Patel Bharat 2 Department of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, Kalabhavan, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara – 390 001, Gujarat, India Imamovich Bazarov Bakhtiyor 1 Technical Sciences, Tashkent State Transport University, Uzbekistan Alibaevich Ernazarov Aziz 2 Philosophy of Technical Sciences (PhD), Department of Vehicle Engineering, Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute, Uzbekistan ugli Tojiyev Jamshid Zokir 3 Philosophy of Technical Sciences (PhD), Department of Vehicle Engineering, Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute, Uzbekistan TISSOLOGO Moussa 1 Laboratoire de Recherche en Métrologie de l’Espace et Energétique, University Norbert ZONGO of Koudougou, Burkina Faso Baptiste KY Jean 2 Laboratoire de Recherche en Métrologie de l’Espace et Energétique, University Norbert ZONGO of Koudougou, Burkina Faso OUEDRAOGO Seydou 3 Department of Electrical Engineering, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, University Nazi Boni of Bobo-Dioulasso,01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso OUATTARA Fréderic 4 Department of Electrical Engineering, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, University Nazi Boni of Bobo-Dioulasso,01 BP 1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso > Case Study 2024 5 3 2024 09 26 This article presents the replacement feasibility study in the Burkina Faso’s energy mix, the power plants operating on HFO by PV/LNG hybrid power plant and without electrical energy storage. The study is carried out aiming for balance between electricity needs and supply what is being sough there is hybrid PV/LNG power plant electricity kWh cost minimization. The optimal cost of kWh of electricity is obtained by calculating the electricity levelized cost. Simulations results shows that the addition of 300 MW from PV/LNG hybrid power plant in the Burkina Faso’s electricity system allows solving electrical power deficit problem with a surplus of 884 MW at day and 389 MW at night, by 2030. On this same horizon, the energy mix cost will drop to below 0.098 $/kWh. The PV/LNG hybrid system gives a very competitive kWh cost compared to other sources. The PV/LNG hybrid power plant can well replace thermal power plants running on HFO during the energy transition. Copyright@ International Science Community Association