DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjet.2025.v13i12.002

Pages: 887-891

Potentials of solar photovoltaic generation for developing countries refer to the capacity or capabilities of harnessing electricity from the sun. Photovoltaic (PV) power generation holds significant potential for developing countries. As energy access, PV systems can provide electricity to remote and off-grid areas where traditional grid infrastructure is lacking, improving energy access for communities. Reduced dependence on fossil fuels, developing countries often rely on costly fossil fuel imports. PV can reduce this dependence, leading to energy security and potential cost savings. Solar power offers multiple benefits: it is clean and renewable, reducing emissions and improving air quality; it creates jobs across the PV industry and supports economic growth in key sectors; it diversifies energy sources to enhance resilience and reduce climate risks; it expands electrification in rural areas, raising living standards; and it contributes to grid stability, helping reduce outages. In this project, an estimation was done of a load used in two different scenarios and sized the components that are suitable going to be used to carry out the project for effective, efficient, and maximal use of the energy from the sun. The method in this project can as well be applied in cases with same or different loads with all considerations made. With an estimation of real-time load data, we compared with proper utilization of the solar output in the form of electricity with the fossil fuel grid supply and observed that, aside from initial cost, with proper utilization and maintenance, the solar electric power generation would be a preferred solution to the unmet power demands in developing countries like Nigeria.