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Due to finite reserves of fossil fuels, limited hydroelectric potential and increasing demand for electricity as a result of the industry and world population growth, specialists predict that in the medium or long term electricity will have to be generated from new sources in order to maintain a balance between supply and demand for electricity, at both the global and national levels. In this context, the Colombian authorities evaluated this situation and, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy, issued Law 1715 of 2014, which promotes the use of renewable energy in the country, including photovoltaic electricity generation.
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Aristizábal Cardona, A.J., Páez Chica, C.A., Ospina Barragán, D.H. (2018). Energy’s Current State. In: Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (BIPVS). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71931-3_1
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