Estudio de prefactibilidad de un sistema de generación eléctrica hídrica de tamaño pico y micro para ríos llanos en el Pacífico colombiano

Abstract

The prefeasibility study was carried out for the implementation of a renewable electricity generation plant using the hydrokinetic technology with a capacity of between 5- and 10- kW communities localized in riverside into the department of Chocó which are characterized by being non-interconnected ZNI areas, with the aim of to continuously supply electrical service. This work was conceived under the logical framework approach (LFA) and UNIDO methodology, considering the difficult geography, the natural conditions of the water resources, the scarcity of staff personnel in these peripheral places, and the technical characteristics of the equipment considered to comply with portability, installation, availability, and reliability criteria. The research began with the financial support of the fund for the energization of non-interconnected areas for the achievement of the generation equipment and the feasibility study was focused on the administration, distribution, and operation of the plant, therefore, the sector, market, technical, administrative, legal, environmental, financial, and risk studies were carried out. The results obtained showed that the hydrokinetic technology in small generation capacities is profitable, however, the NPV financial indicator of the project was low ($96,709,927.54), because, when the value earned per year is divided monthly, the highest income is only 0.81 times the value of the SMMLV; hence, it concluded that this initiative has a high social component.