The selection of wind power project location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A factor analysis, AHP, and fuzzy-TOPSIS application

Pakistan has sufficient wind energy potential across various locations of the country. However, so far, wind energy development has not attained sufficient momentum matching its potential. Amongst various other challenges, the site selection for wind power development has always been a primary conce...

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Main Authors:	Solangi, Yasir Ahmed, Tan, Qingmei, M., Waris, Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain, Ahmed, Ifzal
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Published:	MDPI AG 2018
Subjects:	HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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spelling	ump-226982019-01-03T04:32:55Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22698/ The selection of wind power project location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A factor analysis, AHP, and fuzzy-TOPSIS application Solangi, Yasir Ahmed Tan, Qingmei M., Waris Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain Ahmed, Ifzal HD28 Management. Industrial Management Pakistan has sufficient wind energy potential across various locations of the country. However, so far, wind energy development has not attained sufficient momentum matching its potential. Amongst various other challenges, the site selection for wind power development has always been a primary concern of the decision-makers. Principally, wind project site selection decisions are driven by various multifaceted criteria. As such, in this study, a robust research framework comprising of factor analysis (FA) of techno-economic and socio-political factors, and a hybrid analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (FTOPSIS) have been used for the prioritization of sites in the southeastern region of Pakistan. The results of this study reveal economic and land acquisition as the most significant criteria and sub-criteria, respectively. From the eight different sites considered, Jamshoro has been prioritized as the most suitable location for wind project development followed by Hyderabad, Nooriabad, Gharo, Keti Bandar, Shahbandar, Sajawal, and Talhar. This study provides a comprehensive decision support framework comprising of FA and a hybrid AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS for the systematic analysis to prioritize suitable sites for the wind project development in Pakistan. MDPI AG 2018 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22698/1/The%20selection%20of%20wind%20power%20project%20location%20in%20the%20Southeastern%20Corridor%20of%20Pakistan.pdf pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22698/7/The%20Selection%20of%20Wind%20Power%20Project%20Location.pdf Solangi, Yasir Ahmed and Tan, Qingmei and M., Waris and Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain and Ahmed, Ifzal (2018) The selection of wind power project location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A factor analysis, AHP, and fuzzy-TOPSIS application. Energies, 11 (8). pp. 1-26. ISSN 1996-1073 https://doi.org/10.3390/en11081940 https://doi.org/10.3390/en11081940
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spellingShingle	HD28 Management. Industrial Management Solangi, Yasir Ahmed Tan, Qingmei M., Waris Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain Ahmed, Ifzal The selection of wind power project location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A factor analysis, AHP, and fuzzy-TOPSIS application
description	Pakistan has sufficient wind energy potential across various locations of the country. However, so far, wind energy development has not attained sufficient momentum matching its potential. Amongst various other challenges, the site selection for wind power development has always been a primary concern of the decision-makers. Principally, wind project site selection decisions are driven by various multifaceted criteria. As such, in this study, a robust research framework comprising of factor analysis (FA) of techno-economic and socio-political factors, and a hybrid analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (FTOPSIS) have been used for the prioritization of sites in the southeastern region of Pakistan. The results of this study reveal economic and land acquisition as the most significant criteria and sub-criteria, respectively. From the eight different sites considered, Jamshoro has been prioritized as the most suitable location for wind project development followed by Hyderabad, Nooriabad, Gharo, Keti Bandar, Shahbandar, Sajawal, and Talhar. This study provides a comprehensive decision support framework comprising of FA and a hybrid AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS for the systematic analysis to prioritize suitable sites for the wind project development in Pakistan.
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author	Solangi, Yasir Ahmed Tan, Qingmei M., Waris Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain Ahmed, Ifzal
author_facet	Solangi, Yasir Ahmed Tan, Qingmei M., Waris Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain Ahmed, Ifzal
author_sort	Solangi, Yasir Ahmed
title	The selection of wind power project location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A factor analysis, AHP, and fuzzy-TOPSIS application
title_short	The selection of wind power project location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A factor analysis, AHP, and fuzzy-TOPSIS application
title_full	The selection of wind power project location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A factor analysis, AHP, and fuzzy-TOPSIS application
title_fullStr	The selection of wind power project location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A factor analysis, AHP, and fuzzy-TOPSIS application
title_full_unstemmed	The selection of wind power project location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A factor analysis, AHP, and fuzzy-TOPSIS application
title_sort	selection of wind power project location in the southeastern corridor of pakistan: a factor analysis, ahp, and fuzzy-topsis application
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2018
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The selection of wind power project location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A factor analysis, AHP, and fuzzy-TOPSIS application

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