Status of thermal power generation in India-Perspectives on capacity, generation and carbon dioxide emissions

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6886-6899

  Ghosh, Subhodip ^a  

^a The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Royal Exchange   (India)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Power plant ranking; Thermal power

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CO2 EMISSIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY SECTOR; FUEL TYPES; GENERATING CAPACITY; GENERATING STATIONS; LARGE GENERATOR; THERMAL POWER; THERMAL POWER GENERATION; THERMAL POWER STATIONS; TOTAL EMISSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING;

COAL COMBUSTION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FOSSIL FUEL; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; THERMAL POWER;

INDIA;

EID: 77957793655     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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