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Volume 13 | Issue 9 | Year 2026 | Article Id. IJEEE-V13I9P101 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V13I9P101

Energy Production and Economic Feasibility of a Tidal Barrage System in the Gulf of Khambhat

Pankaj Warak, Prerna Goswami

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23 May 2026 25 Jun 2026 26 Aug 2026 26 Sep 2026

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Pankaj Warak, Prerna Goswami, "Energy Production and Economic Feasibility of a Tidal Barrage System in the Gulf of Khambhat," International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 1-16, 2026. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V13I9P101

Abstract

Rising need for clean and reliable energy has raised tidal power system interest. The large tidal range in the Gulf of Khambhat has good potential for the extraction of tidal energy. To assess the feasibility of a proposed tidal barrage using harmonic tidal reconstruction and dynamic basin modelling techniques for the purposes of estimating the hydraulic head, turbine discharges and the power production. Annual energy production and capacity factor are calculated, and a simulation of key design parameters is performed as a sensitivity analysis. The findings show potential for a 500 km² basin to produce ~3.44 TWh per annum, and large-scale systems may be expected to produce 15-18 TWh per annum. Economic analysis using LCOE and Monte Carlo Simulation suggests that performance improves with scale. Overall, the study shows that the Gulf of Khambhat can be a promising site for predictable tidal energy generation with proper design optimization.

Keywords

Energy production, Gulf of Khambhat, Lcoe, Monte Carlo Simulation, Tidal energy.

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