A data envelopment analysis of the efficiency of China's thermal power generation

Utilities Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 75-83

  Lam, Pun Lee ^a   Shiu, Alice ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China's thermal power generation; DEA approach; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POWER GENERATION; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 0035384339     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-1787(02)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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