The selection of suitable locations for a solar energy project is defined or determined by specific siting conditions or criteria (Bajjali, 2018). The suitability analysis for ground mounted PV panels have extensive research, on of which was conducted in Indonesia that considered the ideal location as follows: (a) irradiance greater than 900 kWh/m2 /year; (b) slope ≤ 30 %; (c) distance from the road ≤ 5,000 m; (d) ineligible settlements; (e) eligible land cover types: herbs and grasses, and open fields (i.e., bare land, savannas, and bushes and shrubs); and (f) ineligible land cover types, including: lakes, commercial and industrial buildings not used as homes, seasonal crops in wetland areas, seasonal crops in dry land areas, lowland forest, highland forest, mangrove forest, plantations, garden and plant mixes, salt or brackish water, and rivers. Results showed that areas with either herbs, grass, open fields, bare land, savannahs, bushes, or shrubs, which were also considered as the eligible land cover types were found to be the most suitable sites (Prasad Sah, B., Wijayatunga, P., 2017).
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