Deep Learning Model for Short-Term Electricity Load Forecasting Based on SARIMA-LSTM Model with Data from Ecuador’s National Interconnected System
摘要
This paper presents a hybrid Deep Learning model for short-term electricity load forecasting, combining Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks. Using historical data from Ecuador’s National Interconnected System (SNI) between 1972 and 2023, the study evaluates the performance of SARIMA, LSTM, and the proposed hybrid model. Results demonstrate that the SARIMA-LSTM hybrid significantly improves forecasting accuracy, achieving an RMSE of 18.7 GWh, MAE of 12.3 GWh, and R2 of 0.96 for monthly demand prediction. The model successfully incorporates exogenous variables such as user growth, region, and extreme climate events (floods and droughts), reducing forecast error by 12%. These findings highlight the hybrid approach as a robust tool for supporting energy planning and decision-making in Ecuador’s electricity sector.