Electricity sector in the Palestinian territories: Which priorities for development and peace?

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2209-2230

  Abualkhair, Ayman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electricity consumption; Palestine; Political shocks; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ECONOMETRICAL MODEL; ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION;

ELECTRICITY;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; PALESTINE;

EID: 33845463725     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.06.020     Document Type: Article

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