Abstract—This study assessed the feasibility and economic viability of renewable energy resources for power generation at rural communities of six sites in North-West Nigeria. A specific electric load profile was developed to suite the rural communities made up of 200 homes, a school and health centre. The required load was analysed as 358 kWh per day, with 46 kW primary peak load and 20 kW deferrable peak load. The employed data obtained from the Nigeria Meteorological Department, were those of daily mean wind speeds, daily global solar radiation, sunshine hours, minimum and maximum air temperature, and minimum and maximum relative humidity for 24 years spanning 1987-2010. The assessment of the design that will optimally meet the daily load demand with LOLP of 0.01 was carried out by considering 3 standalone applications of PV, Wind and Diesel, and a hybrid design of Wind-PV. The outcome showed that the most economically viable alternative for power generation at the different locations in Gusau, Kaduna and Yelwa was the hybrid system while wind standalone suffices for the other sites. The values of LCOE for the both the hybrid and standalone wind system are competitive with grid electricity. . Index Terms— Photovoltaic Power; Wind power; Solar-Wind Hybrid; Cost per kWh; Clean Energy; Northwest-Nigeria I. INTRODUCTION mongst the array of troubles facing the global environment, a common agreement is that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have the greatest negative consequence on the ecosystem [1]. GHGs comprise methane, carbon dioxide, hydro fluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafluoride, and per fluorocarbons [2]. These Manuscript received March 30, 2017; revised April 10, 2017. This work was supported in full by Covenant University. Wind Resource Classification and Economic Feasibility of Distributed Generation for Rural Community Utilization in North Central Nigeria O.O. Ajayi is with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Covenant University, Nigeria M.C. Agarana is with the Department of Mathematics, Covenant University,Nigeria,+2348023214236,michael.agarana@covenantuniversity. edu.ng O.D, Ohijeagbon is a student in the department of Mechanical Engineering, Covenant University, Nigeria A. Attabo, is a student in the department of Mechanical Engineering, Covenant University, Nigeria M. Ogbonaya is with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Lagos, Nigeria gases aid in maintaining the temperature of the earth at reasonable levels for survival of organisms, a decline in their amounts could lead to temperatures becoming too low for our survival. Conversely, GHGs permit sunlight to penetrate the atmosphere, but entrap the heat radiated off the earth’s surface. An increment in these emissions therefore would result in an amplification of the earth’s temperature (global warming), to levels that could be terminal to living organisms. Many scientists accept that the increase in natural disasters is fired by climate change, because atmospheric and oceanic patterns shift as the earth’s temperature rises [1- 4]. The Kyoto protocol, a part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty that sets obligatory commitments on industrialized nations to diminish GHG emissions. It has the objective of avoiding anthropogenic disturbance of the ecosystem [5]. Developing nations do not have obligatory targets under the Kyoto Protocol, but are still bound under the treaty to decrease their emissions [4]. Measures taken by developed and developing nations to diminish emissions include support for renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency, and limiting deforestation [6]. The protocol introduced three mechanisms in order to assist economies in meeting their emissions’ limitations. These include the Joint Implementation Mechanism that permits nations to carry out emissions reduction projects in other countries so as to earn emission credits. Another involves the Clean Development Mechanism that encourages nations to grow emissions credits by financing emissions reduction projects in developing countries. The third is the Emissions Trading (carbon trading). It offers an incentive for governments and companies to diminish their emissions [7]. A Feasibility and Econometrics Assessment of Standalone and Hybrid RE Facilities for Rural Community Utilization and Embedded Generation in North-West, Nigeria Oluseyi O. Ajayi, Ohiozua D. Ohijeagbon, Michael C. Agarana, Member, IAENG, Ameh Attabo, Mercy Ogbonaya Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2017 Vol II WCE 2017, July 5-7, 2017, London, U.K. ISBN: 978-988-14048-3-1 ISSN: 2078-0958 (Print); ISSN: 2078-0966 (Online) WCE 2017