Energy plays a vital role in economic and social development. The analysis ofenergy issues and policy options is therefore a vital area of study. This book presents a hierarchical modelling scheme intended to support energy planningand policy analysis in developing countries. The authors introduce the concept of ‘Integrated National energy Planning’ (INEP), and examine the spreadsheetmodels, optimization models, and linear planning models which energy plannersuse. Environmental considerations are also introduced into the analysis. Techniques are then applied to two important energy subsectors, electricity and fuelwood, before problems of integration and policy implementation are discussed. Throughout the book, the authors examine actual practice in developing countries. Illustrative case material is drawn from Egypt, West Africa, Sudan, Pakistan, Colombia, India, Sri Lanka and Morocco. This book will be of interest tostudents and practitioners of energy planning, and to those concerned with the wider development implications of energy policy. INDICE: Part I. Conceptual Framework: 1. Introductory ideas; 2. Integratednational energy planning; 3. The role of modelling in energy policy analysis;Part II. Basic Techniques: 4. Energy balances; 5. Demand projection; 6. Optimisation models; 7. Energy-environmental interactions; Part III. Subsectoral Analysis: 8. The electricity subsector; 9. The fuelwood subsector; Part IV. Sectoral Integration: 10. Pricing; 11. Energy-economic linkages; 12. Energy sectormodels; Part V. Implementation: 13. Institutional arrangements; 14. Implementing the analytical process; 15. Case study: Sri Lanka; 16. Case study: Morocco; Bibliography.
- ISBN: 978-0-521-06393-7
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 372
- Fecha Publicación: 05/06/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés