Merchant power plants in India: Risk analysis using simulation

International Journal of Energy Sector Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-112

  Potluri, Sriram Siddhartha ^a   Thillai, Rajan A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

India; Modelling; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL INVESTMENT; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EXPERT OPINION; FINANCIAL MODELS; FINANCIAL RISKS; INDIA; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; LITTLE RESEARCH; MERCHANT POWER PLANTS; MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES; NEW CONCEPT; POWER PRICE; SIMULATION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS; TYPICAL VALUES;

EARNINGS; INVESTMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POWER PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; STOCHASTIC MODELS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951561560     PISSN: 17506220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506221011033116     Document Type: Article

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