Prospects for Solar Energy Development in Belarus and Tatarstan

Autor: Uladzimir Bahach, Anton Brin, Yuri Vankov, Konstantin Verchak, Olga Afanaseva, Svetlana Ilyashenko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Energies, Vol 14, Iss 24, p 8491 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en14248491
Popis: This paper discusses the resource, technical, and economic potential of using solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Belarus and Tatarstan. The considered countries are characterized by poor actinometric conditions and relatively low tariffs for traditional energy resources. At the same time, Belarus is experienced with solar power due to different incentive mechanisms that have been used over the past decade. Moreover, the cost of building solar power plants in Belarus in 2013–2017 was lower than the world average. The cost of electricity production is analyzed depending on the geographical location of sites and the type of owners of solar power plants (i.e., households, businesses and industrial enterprises, electricity producers). Using the data on the cost of photovoltaic systems as presented by IRENA and considering actinometric data for Belarus and Tatarstan, a long-term forecast of PV electricity cost is made. The moments of the break-even points and payback periods are defined for Belarus and Tatarstan.
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