An imbalanced development of coal and electricity industries in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 4959-4968

  Wang, Bing ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Coal; Electricity

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DEMAND; PRICE POLICY;

COAL INDUSTRY; COSTS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY POLICY;

COAL INDUSTRY; COMPETITIVENESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; PRICING POLICY; STATE ROLE; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34447501814     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.04.022     Document Type: Article

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