Bioenergy and its parametric projection for power generation in Nicaragua

Abstract

In this article we study the current use and future parametric projection of bioenergy from sugar cane bagasse, eucalyptus and petroleum derivatives for power generation. A trend analysis and an econometric linear regression model were used to project the future demand for these energy sources. It was found that the use of bagasse grew by 6.8% and the energy generated with this resource grew by 3.1%, while the use of petroleum derivatives did not grow in the period between 2006 and 2018 for power generation A growth of the use of biomass in the form of sugar cane bagasse is projected of 16% and a decreasing behavior of the demand for the use of eucalyptus and derivatives for the generation of electrical energy until the year 2023.