Wind Energy in Colombia : A Framework for Market Entry

The purpose of this report is to provide decision makers in Colombia (and by extension other countries or regions), who are considering the deployment or consolidation of wind power, with a set of options to promote its use. The options presented are the result of an analysis of the Colombian market; this analysis included simulations and modeling of the country's power sector, and extensive consultations with operators, managers, and agents. More information on the analysis and simulations is presented in the appendixes. Wind was chosen to exemplify the range of renewable energy alternatives available to complement traditional power sector technologies on the basis of its technical maturity, its relatively low cost compared to other options, the country's experience, and its wind power potential. This report constitutes the second phase of a barrier analysis to wind energy in Colombia.

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Main Authors: Vergara, Walter, Deeb, Alejandro, Toba, Natsuko, Cramton, Peter, Leino, Irene
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2010-07-01
Subjects:ADEQUATE COMPENSATION, AMOUNT OF POWER, ANNUAL ELECTRICITY, ANTHRACITE, APPROACH, ASH, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BARRELS PER DAY, CALCULATION, CAPACITY FACTOR, CAPACITY FACTOR INCREASES, CAPACITY FACTORS, CARBON, CARBON CAPTURE, CARBON CREDITS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON ENERGY, CARBON FOOTPRINT, CARBON FUND, CARBON INTENSITY, CARBON MARKET, CARBON REVENUES, CARBON TRADE, CATALYTIC REDUCTION, CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS, CLEAN COAL, CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM, CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES, CLEAN TECHNOLOGY, CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CO2, COAL, COAL COMBUSTION, COAL EXPORTS, COAL PLANTS, COAL POWER PLANTS, COAL PRICE, COAL PRODUCTION, COAL RESERVES, COGENERATION, COLORS, COMBUSTION SYSTEMS, CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANTS, CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES, CONVERGENCE, COST OF WIND POWER, CYCLE GAS, DEMAND FOR ENERGY, DEMAND PEAKS, DIESEL, DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DOMESTIC COAL, DOMESTIC ENERGY, DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS, DROUGHT, ECOSYSTEMS, EFFICIENT USE, EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY GENERATION PLANT, ELECTRICITY PRICES, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRIFICATION, ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSIONS, ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY MARKET, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY PLANNING, ENERGY POLICY, ENERGY PRODUCERS, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY RESOURCES, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ESP, FLUE GAS, FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUEL PRICES, FOSSIL FUELS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FUEL, FUEL OIL, FUEL SWITCH, GAS, GAS DISTRIBUTION, GAS RESERVES, GAS SUPPLIES, GAS TURBINE, GAS TURBINES, GASES, GASIFICATION, GCM, GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL, GHG, GLOBAL CARBON MARKET, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GRID ELECTRIFICATION, GRID INTEGRATION, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HYDRO PLANT, HYDRO POWER, HYDROLOGY, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER PLANT, HYDROPOWER UNITS, INCOME, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, IPCC, KILOWATT HOUR, LEVEL OF EMISSIONS, LOW SULFUR COAL, METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, METEOROLOGY, MINI GRID, NATIONAL GRID, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL GAS PLANTS, OIL, OIL EQUIVALENT, OIL RESERVES, PARTICULATE, PARTICULATE MATTER, PEAK DEMAND, PEAK LOAD, PEAK POWER, PIPELINE, PLANT OUTPUT, POWER, POWER CAPACITY, POWER COSTS, POWER CURVE, POWER DEMAND, POWER GENERATION, POWER GENERATION CAPACITY, POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, POWER GRID, POWER MIX, POWER PLANT, POWER PRODUCER, POWER PROJECT, POWER SECTOR, POWER SOURCES, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SYSTEM, POWER SYSTEMS, PRECIPITATION, PROVEN RESERVES, RAINFALL, RAW MATERIALS, RENEWABLE ENERGIES, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, RENEWABLE POWER, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, RENEWABLE SOURCE, RENEWABLE SOURCES, RESIDUAL FUEL, RESIDUAL FUEL OIL, RETROFITTING, SOURCE OF ENERGY, SOX, SULFUR, SULFUR CONTENT, SULFUR OXIDE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TEMPERATURE, THERMAL CAPACITY, THERMAL POWER, TOTAL ENERGY, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TURBINE COMPONENTS, TURBINE DESIGN, VOLTAGE, WATER CYCLE, WIND, WIND DATA, WIND DIRECTION, WIND ENERGY, WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL, WIND ENERGY PROJECTS, WIND ENERGY RESOURCES, WIND FARM, WIND FARMS, WIND FLOW, WIND GENERATION, WIND GENERATORS, WIND POTENTIAL, WIND POWER, WIND POWER CAPACITY, WIND POWER GENERATION, WIND POWER PLANTS, WIND POWER POTENTIAL, WIND POWER PRODUCTION, WIND POWER PROJECT, WIND PROJECT, WIND PROJECTS, WIND REGIME, WIND RESOURCE, WIND RESOURCES, WIND SECTOR, WIND SPEED, WIND SPEEDS, WIND TURBINE, WIND TURBINES, WIND VELOCITY, WINDS,
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