Abstract

The altiplanic of Bolivia has one of the best solar resources in the world due to the high annual radiation that reaches these places that combined with its unique geography, climate and other aspects, make it an ideal place to implement different solar projects. In addition, the different mineral deposits such as tin, zinc, antimony, gold, copper, lithium and others, which are exploited in an unsustainable way with the environment. Currently through solar energy is intended to provide sustainable energy solutions to different mining processes, which are directly related to the economic cost of electricity, this due to different subsidies that the state of Bolivia makes to the price of electricity due to the production of fossil fuels, in addition this place is isolated from the country's national electricity system interconnected which outlines an opportunity for the development of solar power generation projects that can gradually cover the demand for energy. This publication presents a technical and economic analysis by obtaining the capacity factor, investment cost and the estimated Levelized Cost Of Energy of a 60 MW solar photovoltaic plant located in the Department of Potosí (20.59 S, 66.78 O), which can be compared with a real plant of the same capacity located in the municipality of Uyuni.