Uruguayan Energy matrix change Wind & PV development Stuttgart - Germany June, 2013
OVERVIEW OF URUGUAY Country name: República Oriental del Uruguay Land area: 176,215 km 2 Population: 3.4 million inhabitants Annual growth rate: 0.3 % Density: 19 inhabitants/km 2 GDP: USD 15,000/inhabitant Life expectancy: 76 years Infant mortality rate: 7.7/1000
ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE
Energy in URUGUAY
ENERGY FIGURES Total Energy Consumption Energy Consumption / inhabitant 3,107 ktoe 0,93 toe/inhab Electrification 99,2% Average annual power demand Peak power demand (july 5 2011) 1050 MW 1747 MW Generation: Open to market Grid Operation: Monopoly UTE (Public Utility)
FRAMEWORK Uruguay has: - NO oil - NO natural gas - NO coal Almost no space for new large hydropower plants (75% of present electric mix)
PRIMARY GLOBAL ENERGY MIX (2001 2007) Natural Gas 2% Hydropower 20% Wood 17% Electricity imports 5% Oil 56%
ENERGY SOURCE (GWh) Huge variations of hydropower!
ECONOMIC IMPACT Share of oil imports in Total imports/exports
ENERGY POLICY URUGUAY 2030
ENERGY POLICY 2030 2005: First definitions 2008: Council of Ministers 2010: Special Committee including all Political Parties Four strategic guidelines Short, medium and long term goals Multidimensional and integrated vision, including technological, economic, geopolitical, environmental, ethical and social factors
Supply STRATEGIC GUIDELINES Institutional Government defines and coordinates energy policy Public utility (UTE) and NOC (ANCAP) as the main tools Enhanced participation of private companies Transparent and stable regulatory framework Energy mix diversification (sources and suppliers) Reduce share of imported oil Increase share of domestic sources Strong support to renewables, with no subsidies Building local capacities (technology transfer) Keeping low carbon footprint
STRATEGIC GUIDELINES Demand Strong support to energy efficiency in all energy sectors and all activities (transport, building, industry) The State as a paradigmatic example Promoting a cultural change Social Adequate energy access to all citizens as a human right Energy policy embedded in national social policies to face vulnerability
SHORT THERMS GOALS 2015 * 50% of renewable energy in the global primary energy mix (and 90% of renewable in power energy mix) Including: - 25% of electricity generation from unconventional renewable sources - 30% of agroindustrial and urban waste used to produce energy - 15% decrease of oil use in transport * LNG regasification capacity * 100% electrification
WHY RENEWABLES? To keep low carbon emissions To avoid fossil fuel imports To drop and stabilize energy prices To build local capacities To improve energy independence WHICH RENEWABLES? Those which allow a social use, and are environmental and economically sustainable. Today: Bio energy (power, heat, biofuels) Solar Thermal (water heaters) Small Hydro Power Wind Power Solar PV?!
WIND POWER
WIND ENERGY Start point: 0 MW in 2007 Wind power map, 2009 Complementary with hydropower Wind farm installed (5% of average power demand) Tender process / PPA, 20 years 20% - 44% local participation
EVOLUTION I Power allocated (MW) Price (USD/MWh) Tender dates
EVOLUTION II Power (MW) Energy (%)
MEASURES FOR THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR Possibility of installation of wind energy generation capacities and commercialization of surpluses by the industries. Capacities: 150 kw up to 60 MW.
SOLAR ENERGY
Solar energy 2009: Law 18.585 Solar Thermal 2010: Solar Map Spatial variation in annual average - daily global radiation varies between 4.0 and 4.7 kwh/m2.
Solar energy 2011: Decree of Solar Thermal Law 2012: Decree Solar Plan for Residential sector
Solar PV First solar plant Grid-connected March 2013 Aisolate Generation: Rural Electrification MICRO GENERATION Grid-connected : Decree 173/2010: Net metering
INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT IRENA: Renewable Energy Cost Analysis - Solar Photovoltaics, Junio 2012 REN21: Global Status Report Evolution of the solar energy PV price
Solar PV Decree - introduction of Solar energy PV in Uruguay. May 2013 Three bands: - Tender from 0,5 MW to 1 MW - Tender from 1 MW to 5 MW - FIT from 5 MW to 50 MW - Price 91,5 US$/MWh - 166 MW signed (of 200 MW maximum)
MICROGENERATION
GRID-CONNECTED MICROGENERATION Uruguay: first country in Latin America to enable gridconnected renewable microgeneration. Net metering contract Goal: To promote domestic manufacturing To improve good energy practices
EXPECTED IMPACT OF THESE POLICIES
SHARE OF POWER GENERATION BY 2015 Wind 24% Biomass 18% Hydro 51 % GNL 6% Oil 1 % 93% RENEWABLE
GLOBAL PRIMARY MIX 2015 Solar 1% Biofuels 3% Oils & derivatives 40% GNL 5% Hydro 14% Wind 7% Biomass (heat) 15% Biomass (others) 10% Biomass (generation) 5% 55% RENEWABLE
ANNUAL MEDIUM COST Parameter: Rain probabilities 73 US$/MWh 46 US$/MWh
ANNUAL MEDIUM COST Parameter: Rain probabilities 70 US$/MWh 25 US$/MWh
Thank you for your attention Martín Scarone Renewable Energy Area Secretary of Energy Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining martin.scarone@dne.miem.gub.uy www.dne.gub.uy www.energiasolar.gub.uy www.energiaeolica.gub.uy