Investigating the Cost-Effectiveness of Solar Electricity Compared to Grid Electricity in the Capitals of Middle Eastern Countries: A Residential Scale Case Study

Table 6

Results of energy assessment.

Country	City	Renewable fraction (%)	PV production (kWh/year)	PV capacity factor (%)	Converter capacity factor (%)	Inverter losses (kWh/year)
Bahrain	Manama	49	1739	19.9	18.9	87
Cyprus	Nicosia	92	16754	19.1	20.2	837
Egypt	Cairo	48	1690	19.3	18.3	84
Iran	Tehran	46	1617	18.5	17.5	81
Iraq	Baghdad	46	1622	18.5	17.6	81
Jordan	Amman	92	16271	18.6	22	810
Kuwait	Kuwait City	49	1762	20.1	19.1	88
Lebanon	Beirut	48	1707	19.5	18.5	85
Oman	Muscat	49	1765	21.1	19.1	88
Qatar	Doha	47	1636	18.7	17.7	82
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	50	1781	20.3	19.3	89
Syria	Damascus	46	1606	18.3	17.4	80
Turkey	Ankara	43	1467	16.7	15.9	73
UAE	Abu Dhabi	49	1748	20	19	87
Yemen	Sana’a	53	1935	22.1	21	97