Electricity and externalities in South Africa

Energy Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 721-734

  Spalding Fecher, Randall ^a   Matibe, David Khorommbi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Gauteng Dept Agric Conserv E   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Electricity; External costs

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH CARE; INVESTMENTS; TAXATION;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY;

ENERGY POLICY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; HEALTH IMPACT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037410767     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00123-4     Document Type: Article

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