Investment in electricity infrastructure in a small isolated market: The case of Ireland

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 469-487

  Diffney, Seán ^a   Gerald, John Fitz ^a   Lyons, Seán ^a   Valeri, Laura Malaguzzi ^a  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Electricity; Interconnection; Ireland; Wind generation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; WIND POWER;

IRELAND;

EID: 78649417923     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grp022     Document Type: Article

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