average installed cost for solar PV worldwide has decreased almost exponentially in the past decade.
In 2018, the estimated levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for solar photovoltaic power in Latin America ranged from 0.07 to 0.13 U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour. Chile reported the lowest estimated cost in the region, while Brazil and Ecuador displayed some of the highest. Overall, the Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of solar photovoltaic power in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour)
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Solargis, & World Bank, & ESMAP. (June 1, 2020). Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of solar photovoltaic power in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219314/lcoe-solar-photovoltaic-power-latin-america-country/
Solargis, und World Bank, und ESMAP. "Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of solar photovoltaic power in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour)." Chart. June 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219314/lcoe-solar-photovoltaic-power-latin-america-country/
Solargis, World Bank, ESMAP. (2020). Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of solar photovoltaic power in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219314/lcoe-solar-photovoltaic-power-latin-america-country/
Solargis, and World Bank, and ESMAP. "Levelized Cost of Electricity (Lcoe) of Solar Photovoltaic Power in Selected Countries in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2018 (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt Hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219314/lcoe-solar-photovoltaic-power-latin-america-country/
Solargis & World Bank & ESMAP, Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of solar photovoltaic power in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219314/lcoe-solar-photovoltaic-power-latin-america-country/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of solar photovoltaic power in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt hour) [Graph], Solargis, & World Bank, & ESMAP, June 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219314/lcoe-solar-photovoltaic-power-latin-america-country/