The politics of power: Electricity reform in India

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 503-511

  Joseph, Kelli L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive power; Electricity; India

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POWER; CAPTIVE POWER PLANTS; ELECTRICITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY REFORM; INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS; OPEN ACCESS; POWER PRODUCTION; PRICING STRUCTURES; PRIVATE SECTORS;

ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; PRIVATE SECTOR; REFORM PROCESS; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 71649089423     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.09.041     Document Type: Article

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