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Prospects for Solar Energy Development in Belarus and Tatarstan

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  • Uladzimir Bahach

    (Institute of Power Engineering NAS of Belarus, Akademicheskaya 15/2, 220072 Minsk, Belarus)

  • Anton Brin

    (Institute of Power Engineering NAS of Belarus, Akademicheskaya 15/2, 220072 Minsk, Belarus)

  • Yuri Vankov

    (Department “Industrial Heat Power and Heat Supply Systems”, Kazan State Power Engineering University, 51 Krasnoselskaya Str., 420066 Kazan, Russia)

  • Konstantin Verchak

    (Institute of Power Engineering NAS of Belarus, Akademicheskaya 15/2, 220072 Minsk, Belarus)

  • Olga Afanaseva

    (Institute of Energy, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Polytechnicheskaya 29, 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia)

  • Svetlana Ilyashenko

    (Basic Department of Trade Policy, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Stremyanny Lane 36, 117997 Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

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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  • Uladzimir Bahach & Anton Brin & Yuri Vankov & Konstantin Verchak & Olga Afanaseva & Svetlana Ilyashenko, 2021. "Prospects for Solar Energy Development in Belarus and Tatarstan," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:24:p:8491-:d:703951
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