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Fapote Mini-Grid - Demand Analytics & HOMER Optimization

Integrated mini-grid demand and techno-economic assessment combining Odyssey demand modelling, Python-based validation and analysis of an 8,760-hour annual load profile, and HOMER Pro engineering and client optimization studies. The workflow established the community demand baseline, characterized temporal and customer-segment consumption patterns, and supported evaluation of the hybrid power-system configuration.

Fapote Mini-Grid - Demand Analytics & HOMER Optimization project visual

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Location

Fapote, Nigeria

Period

2026

01 / Engineering Scope

Technical work and responsibilities.

  1. 01

    Reviewed and processed the Odyssey-derived Fapote annual community load profile containing 8,760 hourly records.

  2. 02

    Validated the annual dataset in Python for record completeness, demand consistency and hourly time-series structure.

  3. 03

    Calculated peak demand, minimum demand, average load, daily energy consumption, annual energy consumption and system load factor.

  4. 04

    Developed demand heatmaps, monthly energy analysis, customer-segment profiles and energy-ranking visualizations.

  5. 05

    Evaluated the temporal behaviour of residential, commercial, productive-use and other modelled demand segments.

  6. 06

    Reviewed the HOMER Pro engineering simulation for the proposed hybrid mini-grid architecture.

  7. 07

    Reviewed the client optimization simulation and associated technical and economic system results.

02 / Delivery Outcomes

Measured project results.

  1. 01

    Validated a complete 8,760-hour annual community demand profile.

  2. 02

    Calculated a peak system demand of 112.29 kW and a minimum demand of 35.68 kW.

  3. 03

    Calculated an average system demand of 75.13 kW.

  4. 04

    Calculated average daily energy consumption of approximately 1,803.09 kWh/day.

  5. 05

    Calculated annual community electricity demand of approximately 658,128 kWh/year.

  6. 06

    Confirmed a system load factor of 66.91%, indicating relatively sustained utilization across the annual demand profile.

  7. 07

    Produced temporal and customer-segment analytics to identify daily demand behaviour, monthly energy variation and the relative contribution of different load categories.

  8. 08

    Prepared engineering and client-facing HOMER Pro simulation assessments for the Fapote hybrid mini-grid study.

Technical Areas

Methods, tools and disciplines.

01

Python

02

Pandas

03

Matplotlib

04

Seaborn

05

Odyssey

06

HOMER Pro

07

8760 Load Profile Analysis

08

Demand Heatmap Analysis

09

Customer Segment Analysis

10

Techno-Economic Optimization

Related Disciplines

Mini-GridPythonHOMER ProOdysseyEnergy Data Analysis8760 Load ProfileDemand HeatmapLoad SegmentationMonthly Energy DemandSolar Hybrid SystemBESSTechno-Economic AnalysisRenewable Energy

Project Evidence

Selected engineering evidence.

Field photographs, drawings, GIS outputs, commissioning records and technical reports approved for public portfolio use.

01

Engineering Drawings

5 items

02

Reports / PDFs

3 items

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Reports / PDFs

Case 1 - Odyssey Community Load Assessment

Odyssey simulation assessment establishing the Fapote community demand model and annual electricity-load baseline.

Jun 2026

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Reports / PDFs

Case 2 - HOMER Pro Engineering Simulation

Engineering assessment of the Fapote hybrid mini-grid configuration and its modelled technical performance in HOMER Pro.

Jun 2026

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Reports / PDFs

Case 3 - HOMER Pro Client Optimization

Client-facing HOMER Pro optimization assessment presenting the evaluated hybrid-system configuration and simulation results.

Jun 2026

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