In 2021, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of wind power plants in Brazil amounted to 0.02 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour, a drop of nearly 82 percent in comparison to 2010. Meanwhile, the rest of South America reported a LCOE of approximately 0.05 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour in 2021, down from 0.11 U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour in 2010.
Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of onshore wind power in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2010 and 2021, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)
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IRENA. (July 29, 2022). Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of onshore wind power in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2010 and 2021, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174326/lcoe-wind-power-latin-america/
IRENA. "Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of onshore wind power in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2010 and 2021, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. July 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174326/lcoe-wind-power-latin-america/
IRENA. (2022). Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of onshore wind power in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2010 and 2021, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174326/lcoe-wind-power-latin-america/
IRENA. "Levelized Cost of Electricity (Lcoe) of Onshore Wind Power in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2010 and 2021, by Sub-region (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174326/lcoe-wind-power-latin-america/
IRENA, Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of onshore wind power in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2010 and 2021, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174326/lcoe-wind-power-latin-america/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of onshore wind power in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2010 and 2021, by sub-region (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], IRENA, July 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174326/lcoe-wind-power-latin-america/