Towards a competitive market for electricity and consumer choice in the Indian power sector

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4196-4208

  Singh, Anoop ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Competition in power markets; India; Open access

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE MARKETS; CONSUMER CHOICE; DEMAND RESPONSE; ELECTRICITY ACT 2003; FUEL MARKETS; MARKET MONITORING; OPEN ACCESS; POWER EXCHANGE; POWER MARKETS; POWER SECTOR; REGULATORY COMMISSION; REGULATORY INITIATIVES; REGULATORY REFORM; RETAIL COMPETITION; SINGLE-BUYER MODEL; STATE ELECTRICITY BOARDS; UNIVERSAL SERVICE;

COMPETITION; SALES;

COMMERCE;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FUEL; LIBERALIZATION; POWER GENERATION; REFORM PROCESS;

INDIA;

EID: 77953699499     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.047     Document Type: Article

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