◉Njengoba isidingo somhlaba wonke samandla avuselelekayo siqhubeka nokukhula,amandla elanga, njengengxenye ebalulekile, isetshenziswa kabanzi e-Australia. Itholakala eNingizimu Yenkabazwe, i-Australia inezwe elikhulu kanye nemithombo eminingi yokukhanya kwelanga, okuhlinzeka ngezimo ezingavamile zokuthuthukiswa nokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe belanga. Lesi sihloko sizohlola isimo samanje sezinhlelo zokusekela amandla elanga e-Australia kanye nemiphumela yazo.

◉Okokuqala, izinhlobo eziyinhloko zeizinhlelo zokusekela amandla elangakufaka phakathi ukukhiqizwa kukagesi we-photovoltaic (PV) kanye nezinhlelo zokufudumeza amanzi elanga. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, inani elikhulayo lemindeni kanye nezikhungo zezentengiselwano liqale ukufaka izinhlelo ze-photovoltaic ukuze kusetshenziswe amandla ahlanzekile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinhlelo zokufudumeza amanzi elanga ziye zasetshenziswa kabanzi ezindaweni zokuhlala zase-Australia, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezikude, okunciphisa ngempumelelo ukuthembela emithonjeni yamandla yendabuko.

◉Ngokwezibalo ezivela kwi-Australian Renewable Energy Agency, ngo-2022, amandla kazwelonke okufakwa kwezinhlelo ze-photovoltaic ayesedlule ama-watts ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-30, ehlanganisa cishe zonke izifundazwe nezindawo ezweni. Lesi simo asibonisi nje kuphela ukuqashelwa komphakathi kanye nokusekelwa kwamandla avuselelekayo kodwa futhi sibonisa ukukhuthazwa okuqinile kukahulumeni ezingeni lenqubomgomo. Uhulumeni wase-Australia wethule izindlela ezahlukahlukene zokugqugquzela ukuze kube lula ukwamukelwa kwezinhlelo zamandla elanga, njengezibonelelo zelanga zokuhlala kanye nezinhlelo zemali mboleko eluhlaza, okuvumela imindeni eminingi ukuthi ikhokhele izindleko zokufakwa kwezikhungo zelanga.

◉Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusetshenziswa kabanzi kwezinhlelo zokusekela amandla elanga nakho kube negalelo ekuthuthukisweni komnotho wase-Australia. Imboni yelanga echumayo idale amathuba emisebenzi amaningi, izuzisa imikhakha ehlobene nocwaningo lwezobuchwepheshe kanye nentuthuko kuya ekufakweni nasekugcinweni kwezinhlelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthuthukiswa kwamandla elanga kusiza ekuhlukaniseni umnotho wesifunda, lapho izindawo eziningi zasemakhaya zifinyelela ukuguqulwa kwesakhiwo kanye nokuthuthukiswa ngamaphrojekthi elanga.

◉Nokho, ukusetshenziswa kweukwesekwa kwamandla elangaIzinhlelo nazo zibhekene nezinselelo eziningana. Okokuqala, naphezu kobuningi bemithombo yelanga, ukusebenza kahle kokukhiqizwa kwamandla kuthinteka kakhulu yizimo zezulu, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zamafu noma zemvula lapho ukukhiqizwa kwamandla kungahle kwehle kakhulu. Okwesibili, intuthuko kwezobuchwepheshe bokugcina amandla idinga ukuqiniswa ukuze kulungiswe ukungalingani phakathi kokukhiqizwa kwamandla elanga kanye nezikhathi zokusetshenziswa. Ngenxa yalokhu, izikhungo zocwaningo zase-Australia kanye namabhizinisi aqhubeka nokwandisa ukutshalwa kwezimali kubuchwepheshe bokugcina amandla ukuze kuxazululwe lezi zinselele.

◉Ngamafuphi, ukusetshenziswa kwezinhlelo zokusekela amandla elanga e-Australia kuye kwaphumelela kakhulu, kwakhuthaza intuthuko yezomnotho kanye nokuguquka kwamandla. Kodwa-ke, lapho kubhekene nezinselele, ukubambisana phakathi kukahulumeni, amabhizinisi, kanye nezikhungo zocwaningo kubalulekile ukuze kuqhutshwe intuthuko eqhubekayo kwezobuchwepheshe belanga futhi kufezwe imigomo yentuthuko esimeme. Esikhathini esizayo, amandla elanga azoqhubeka nokuba yingxenye ebalulekile yesakhiwo samandla sase-Australia, enikeza ukwesekwa okuqinile kokuzimela kwamandla kwesizwe kanye nokuvikelwa kwemvelo.

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