After the devastation in Libya since 2011, oil production in Libya has fallen, which has led to a sharp drop in state exports and a frequent shortage of electricity production. The production of electricity in Libya depends mainly on fossil fuel sources. Despite the potential to generate electric energy from wind and solar as a result of the excellent location, Libya’s contribution to alternative energy remains negligible. The total population is approximately 6,273,000. Most of Libya’s population lives on the coastline. It has gifted with a 1900 km Mediterranean coastline, which has given it enormous potential to generate electricity from wind and solar energies. Libya is one of the leading and largest exporters and producers of oil and gas in North Africa and the world with a total area of 1,750,000 km 2. Different penetration scenarios are simulated to testify the technical aspects of integrating WE on the distribution level. A 60 MVA wind farm system has been connected to the Libyan distribution network according to the Libyan National Initiative. In this chapter, implementation of the eastern Libyan network in NEPLAN and MATLAB/SIMULINK packages are carried out to investigate and analyze the significance of wind farm penetration in the medium voltage level of Libyan Distribution Network. Owing to, the intermittent nature of these sources and electronic circuits needed to regulate the extracted power to comply with the grid requirements. Despite the numerous benefits of WE, the penetration of WE sources in the distribution network has some negative impacts related to the quality and reliability of the electric power supplied to the network. The integration of wind turbines in the Libyan network has become an indispensable choice due to Libya’s distinguished location and for the Libyan National Initiative. Wind energy (WE) has become one of the most promising and developed forms of renewable energy source due to its efficiency and the availability of different capacities according to the loading requirements.
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