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RENEWABLE

POWERGENERATION

COSTSIN2021

Thegrowingcompetitiveness

ofrenewableenergycontinuesto

providethemostcompellingpathway

tothedecarbonisationoftheglobal

energysystem

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RENEWABLEPOWERGENERATIONCOSTS2021

FOREWORD

Thecompetitivenessofrenewablescontinuedtoimprovein2021,withdata

fromtheIRENARenewableCostDatabaseindicatinganongoingdeclinein

thecostofelectricitygeneratedbyrenewablesandaffirmingtheiressential

roleinthejourneytowardsanetzerofuture.

Renewablesrepresentavitalpillarintheglobalefforttoreduceandultimately

phaseoutfossilfuels,increasingnationalresilienceinthefaceoffossilfuel

pricevolatility.

Highcoalandfossilgaspricesin2021and2022havefurtherunderminedthe

competitivenessoffossilfuels,makingsolarandwindevenmoreattractive.

FrancescoLaCameraWiththeunprecedentedsurgeinEuropeanfossilgasprices,newfossilgas

generationinEuropewillincreasinglybecomeuneconomicoveritslifetime,

Director-General

bringingthehighriskofstrandedassets.

InternationalRenewable

EnergyAgency

Conversely,theworldhaswitnessedaseismicshiftinthecompetitivenessof

renewablepowergenerationoptionssince2010.Theglobalweightedaverage