Table 8.

Optimal configurations for all chosen regions, each with final decision indicators.

Configurations	Sites	Cost and objective parameter				Solar Energy	Grid		Renewable fraction	E. E
		NPC	COE	ICC	OPC		Purchase	Sale		%
		$	$	$	$/yr	kWh/yr	kWh	kWh	%	kWh/yr
PV-B
	Peshawar	31,501	0.321	15,021	762	13,859	–	–	100	63.5
	Khyber Agency	88,030	0.348	49,950	1762	99,837	–	–	100	86.2
	Mardan	113,357	0.354	68,236	2088	64,442	–	–	100	75.1
	Charsadda	158,212	0.463	93,601	2989	109,651			100	84.5
PV + G(P)
	Peshawar	9763	0.097	3524	288	5227	1519	–	67.4	28.5
	Khyber agency	24,555	0.095	8377	749	12,465	4073	–	65.4	26.5
	Mardan	30,721	0.096	9869	965	14,778	5452	–	63.2	24.3
	Charsadda	41,444	0.114	10,558	1429	15,571	8559	–	49	28.7
PV + G(P + S)
	Peshawar	7908	0.056	3585	200	5229	1504	1778	76.6	0.56
	Khyber Agency	20,186	0.059	8462	542	12,466	4036	4066	74.5	0.35
	Mardan	25,826	0.061	9951	734	14,780	5423	4571	72	0.35
	Charsadda	34,487	0.068	10,631	1104	15,566	8536	6482	63.3	0.30
PV-DG
	Peshawar	68,429	0.709	38,546	1383	59,194	–	–	65.6	92.3
	Khyber Agency	117,668	0.463	45,251	3350	66,185	–	–	60.4	82.8
	Mardan	152,729	0.533	56,857	4964	81,904	–	–	53.6	82.8
	Charsadda	270,548	0.746	102,534	7773	138,584	–	–	34	88.4
G
	Peshawar	13,914	0.138	–	644	–	4665	–	–	–
	Khyber Agency	35,068	0.138	–	1622	–	11,757	–	–	–
	Mardan	44,224	0.138	–	2046	–	14,826	–	–	–
	Charsadda	50,027	0.138	–	2315	–	16,772	–	–	–