LAPSE:2019.0608
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LAPSE:2019.0608
An Integrated Delphi-AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach toward Ranking and Selection of Renewable Energy Resources in Pakistan
Yasir Ahmed Solangi, Qingmei Tan, Nayyar Hussain Mirjat, Gordhan Das Valasai, Muhammad Waris Ali Khan, Muhammad Ikram
June 18, 2019
Pakistan has long relied on fossil fuels for electricity generation. This is despite the fact that the country is blessed with enormous renewable energy (RE) resources, which can significantly diversify the fuel mix for electricity generation. In this study, various renewable resources of Pakistan—solar, hydro, biomass, wind, and geothermal energy—are analyzed by using an integrated Delphi-analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (F-TOPSIS)-based methodology. In the first phase, the Delphi method was employed to define and select the most important criteria for the selection of RE resources. This process identified four main criteria, i.e., economic, environmental, technical, and socio-political aspects, which are further supplemented by 20 sub-criteria. AHP is later used to obtain the weights of each criterion and the sub-criteria of the decision model. The results of this study reveal wind energy as the most feasible RE resource for electricity generation followed by hydropower, solar, biomass, and geothermal energy. The sensitivity analysis of the decision model results shows that the results of this study are significant, reliable, and robust. The study provides important insights related to the prioritizing of RE resources for electricity generation and can be used to undertake policy decisions toward sustainable energy planning in Pakistan.
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analytical hierarchy process, Delphi, fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution techniques, renewable energy (RE) resources, sustainable energy planning
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Solangi YA, Tan Q, Mirjat NH, Valasai GD, Khan MWA, Ikram M. An Integrated Delphi-AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach toward Ranking and Selection of Renewable Energy Resources in Pakistan. (2019). LAPSE:2019.0608
Author Affiliations
Solangi YA: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China [ORCID]
Tan Q: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
Mirjat NH: Department of Electrical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro 76062, Pakistan
Valasai GD: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah 67480, Pakistan [ORCID]
Khan MWA: Faculty of Industrial Management, University Malaysia, Pahang 26300, Malaysia
Ikram M: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China [ORCID]
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Processes
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7
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2
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E118
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2019
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2019-02-25
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2227-9717
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