Planificación estratégica del sistema eléctrico argentino: Impactos del rechazo al uso de energía nuclear

Nowadays, Argentina is experiencing an energy crisis mainly due to an inadequate planning. On the other hand, several countries are beginning to consider social aspects in planning, such as the use of nuclear energy, which has sparked considerable controversy in recent years. Thus, in this paper a novel strategic planning methodology is used in order to determine the most appropriate power system for Argentina by the year 2050. The planning methodology jointly optimizes generation and transmission expansion alternatives considering renewable energy and energy storage, in order to minimize total costs. Technical and environmental aspects are considered by optimization model constraints. Results show how nuclear energy rejection technically and economically affects the Argentinean power system.