Medium-range planning economics of future electrical-power generation options

Energy Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 357-366

  Jaber, J O ^a   Al Sarkhi, A ^a   Akash, B A ^a   Mohsen, M S ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Electricity demand; Fossil fuel; Generation cost; Jordan; Thermal power plant

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; NATURAL GAS; OIL SHALE; PLANNING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RESIDUAL FUELS; RETROFITTING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FUEL PRICES;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; POWER PLANT;

JORDAN;

EID: 0042426026     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00297-5     Document Type: Article

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