Determining Proper Subsidy to Renewable Energy in Iran: A Hybrid Approach of CGE Model

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to determine the amount of subsidy required to promote the share of renewable energy in total electricity production. To do so, different scenarios have been studied by a hybrid approach of Computable General Equilibrium model. The results have been created by entering the details of technology-specific information for electricity generation into this model. The result of codification and calibration of the model shows that in the case of applying same subsidy to achieve 10 present shares of renewable energies in total electricity production, there is a need for 851 percent subsidy rate. Although in this case the wind energy is the only activated resource and the solar and biogas sections have not succeeded in achieving any rise in production rate. The other scenario was based on the unequal subsidy, proportional to disadvantage of different renewable energy. The result shows that, to achieve a balance growth of 4 percent energy productions from renewable sources, the rate of subsidy for wind energy should be 887 present. This rate for solar is 1776 present and for biogas is 1585 present. So, in the first scenario, the proper tariff for purchase of electricity from renewable energy is 4100 Rials per kWh. This tariff in the second scenario is 4260, 8520 and 7600 Rials per kWh respectively.

Keywords

• renewable energy
• electricity
• feed in tariff
• cge model
• hybrid approach