Ukumiswa kwezinyanga ezicishe zibe yisikhombisa kokuvunyelwa kwephrojekthi yamandla avuselelekayo nguhulumeni wesifundazwe sase-Alberta entshonalanga yeKhanada sekuphelile. Uhulumeni wase-Alberta waqala ukumisa ukuvunyelwa kwemiklamo yamandla avuselelekayo kusukela ngo-Agasti 2023, lapho iKhomishini Yezinsiza Zomphakathi yesifundazwe iqala uphenyo ngokusetshenziswa komhlaba kanye nokubuyiselwa kwawo.
Ngemva kokususa ukuvinjelwa ngoFebhuwari 29, uNdunankulu wase-Alberta uDanielle Smith uthe uhulumeni manje uzothatha indlela "yezolimo kuqala" kumaphrojekthi wamandla avuselelekayo esikhathi esizayo. Uhlela ukuvimbela amaphrojekthi wamandla avuselelekayo ezweni lezolimo elibhekwa njengelinamandla okuhle okunisela, ngaphezu kokusungula indawo yokuvikela engamakhilomitha angu-35 eduze kwalokho uhulumeni akubheka njengezindawo ezinhle.
I-Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) yamukele ukuphela kokuvinjelwa futhi yathi ngeke kuthinte amaphrojekthi okusebenza noma lawo akhiwayo. Kodwa-ke, le nhlangano ithe ilindele ukuthi umthelela uzozwakala eminyakeni embalwa ezayo. Ithe ukuvinjelwa kokuvunyelwa "kudala isimo sokungaqiniseki futhi kunomthelela omubi ekwethembeni kwabatshalizimali e-Alberta."
"Nakuba ukumiswa komthetho sekususiwe, ukungaqiniseki okukhulu kanye nengozi kusasele kubatshalizimali abafuna ukuhlanganyela eCanada.'imakethe yamandla avuselelekayo eshisa kakhulu,"kusho uMongameli weCanREA kanye ne-CEO uVittoria Bellissimo."Isihluthulelo ukwenza lezi zinqubomgomo zibe zilungile, futhi ngokushesha."
Le nhlangano ithe isinqumo sikahulumeni sokuvimbela amandla avuselelekayo ezingxenyeni ezithile zesifundazwe “siyadumaza.” Ithe lokhu kusho ukuthi imiphakathi yendawo kanye nabanini bomhlaba bazophuthelwa izinzuzo zamandla avuselelekayo, njengemali engenayo yentela ehambisanayo kanye nezinkokhelo zokuqasha.
“Umoya namandla elanga sekuyisikhathi eside ekhona nomhlaba wezolimo okhiqizayo,” kusho inhlangano. “I-CanREA izosebenzisana nohulumeni kanye ne-AUC ukuze iphishekele amathuba okuqhubeka nalezi zindlela ezizuzisayo.”
I-Alberta ihamba phambili ekuthuthukisweni kwamandla avuselelekayo eCanada, okubalwa ngaphezu kwama-92% wamandla avuselelekayo kanye nokukhula kwamandla okugcina isitoreji eCanada ngo-2023, ngokusho kwe-CanREA. Ngonyaka odlule, iCanada yengeze amandla amasha avuselelekayo angu-2.2 GW, okuhlanganisa ama-329 MW elanga elisetshenziswayo kanye nama-24 MW elanga elisendaweni.
I-CanREA ithe amanye amaphrojekthi angu-3.9 GW angatholakala ku-inthanethi ngo-2025, kanye namanye angu-4.4 GW amaphrojekthi ahlongozwayo azotholakala ku-inthanethi kamuva. Kodwa yaxwayisa ukuthi lawa manje “asesengozini”.
Ngokusho kwe-International Energy Agency, amandla elanga ahlanganisiwe eCanada azofinyelela ku-4.4 GW ekupheleni kuka-2022. I-Alberta isendaweni yesibili ngomthamo ofakiwe ongu-1.3 GW, ngemuva kwe-Ontario ngo-2.7 GW. Izwe lizibekele umgomo wamandla elanga angu-35 GW ngo-2050.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-08-2024
