Investigation of the Optimal Model for the Development of Renewable Energy in Iran using a Robust Optimization Approach

Table 1.

Model decision variables

Solar Bioenergy Geothermal Wind Hydropower Tidal State

X81 X65 X49 X33 X17 X1 Sistan
X82 X66 X50 X34 X18 X2 Azerbaijan
X83 X67 X51 X35 X19 X3 Bakhtar
X84 X68 X52 X36 X20 X4 Fars
X85 X69 X53 X37 X21 X5 the West
X86 X70 X54 X38 X22 X6 Gilan
X87 X71 X55 X39 X23 X7 Hormozgan
X88 X72 X56 X40 X24 X8 Khorasan
X89 X73 X57 X41 X25 X9 Mazandaran
X90 X74 X58 X42 X26 X10 Semnan
X91 X75 X59 X43 X27 X11 Zanjan
X92 X76 X60 X44 X28 X12 Esfahan
X93 X77 X61 X45 X29 X13 Tehran
X94 X78 X62 X46 X30 X14 Khuzestan
X95 X79 X63 X47 X31 X15 Kerman
X96 X80 X64 X48 X32 X16 Yazd