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Economic Considerations For Solar And Renewable Energy In Developing Countries

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High costs of all commercial (especially imported) fuels have had especially severe impacts on the developing nations and, within these, on the most disadvantaged regions and socio‐economic groups. Improving the security of supply while stabilizing prices has become a major energy‐economic need. For the less developed nations this particularly calls for greater indigenous energy production and improved regional supply without massive capital commitments. Solar and renewable sources have a critical part to play in this. Certain of these appear promising for immediate development. For the longer term their potentials are far greater — but economic acceptance requires changed evaluation methods. Les pays en développement, et parmi eux les régions et groupes socioéconomiques les plus défavorisés, ont fortement ressenti les incidences particulièrement graves de la hausse des prix des combustibles commerciaux (et plus spécialement, des combustibles importés). S'assurer plus attentivement de l'approvisionnement tout en contenant le niveau des prix est devenu un impératif de leur politique énergético‐économique. En ce qui concerne ces pays, cet effort requiert en particulier une production plus abondante d'énergie locale et une amélioration des approvisionnements régionaux sans engagements de capitaux démesurés. Les sources d'énergie solaire et d'énergie de remplacement ont un rôle significatif à jouer dans ce domaine. Quelques‐unes d'entre elles destinées à certaines utilisations semblent pouvoir être mises en valeur dans l'immédiat. A longue échéance, leur potentiel est encore d'une plus grande portée. Cependant, pour les rendre rentables, leur méthodes d'évaluation serait à repenser. El alto costo de los combustibles (especialmente los importados) ha tenido un impacto especialmente severo en los paises en desarrollo, particularmente en las regiones y los grupos socioeconómicos que se encuentran en situación desventajosa. Mejorar la seguridad del suministro procurando al mismo tiempo mantener los precios estables se ha convertido en una necesidad importante dentro de la economía de la energía. Para los paises menos desarrollados esto significa especialmente desarrollar recursos energéticos propios y mejorar el suministro regional sin comprometer capital en forma masiva. Los recursos renovables (energiá solar) tienen un rol de importancia crítica y algunos de ellos parecen promisorios para su desarrollo immediato. Para el largo plazo el potencial de estos recursos es mucho mas grande aún — pero su aceptación económica requiere todos de evaluación nuevos.

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  • Andrew Mackillop, 1980. "Economic Considerations For Solar And Renewable Energy In Developing Countries," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 4(2), pages 165-179, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:4:y:1980:i:2:p:165-179
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1980.tb00974.x
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