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For solar PV, the global LCOE is estimated to be between $23/MWh and $29/MWh, with upcoming projects in Australia, China, Chile and the UAE. In China, the solar PV benchmark has dropped by 9%, with prices $38/MWh – almost the same as coal-fired energy.
Recent power purchase agreements provide evidence that photovoltaics now provides one of the cheapest options for bulk electricity supply, 2 with prices even for “firm capacity,” with photovoltaics supported by storage, now becoming competitive. Figure 1. Average Quarterly Wholesale Selling Price of Multicrystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules
Brandily added: “A decade ago, solar generation costs were well above $300, while onshore wind power hovered above $100 per megawatt-hour. Today the best solar projects in Chile, the Middle-East and China, or wind projects in Brazil, the US and India, can achieve less than $30 per megawatt-hour.
In China, the solar PV benchmark has dropped by 9%, with prices $38/MWh – almost the same as coal-fired energy. Report lead author Tifenn Brandily commented: “There have been dramatic improvements in the cost-competitiveness of solar and wind.
Globally, prices for wind and solar energy are around $44/MWh and $50/MWh – 50% less than in 2018. The biggest drop in prices over the last five years was registered in onshore wind energy and is mainly due to a scale-up in average turbine size to 4.1MW and a price of $0.7m/MW.
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