An economic investigation on the consumption of the photovoltaic panels in Algeria

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This study discusses the renewable energies sector in Algeria.

it aims at assessing the customers' choices of the photovoltaic panels types.

it compares between the consumption of the monocrystalline, polycrystalline and thin-film technology panels in Algeria.

then, it investigates the factors which influence the customers' selection of a certain panel over the other.

for this, this research relies on a quantitative approach, using field investigation and surveying as tools to collect data.

more, it uses an analytic method to depict and analyze the customers' preference of a given type of PV panels.

this research work concludes that the polycrystalline PV type is the most used in Algeria by public and private customers.

it ended into the fact that most of the customers' selection is influenced by budgetary factors more than the technical ones.