Bakun - Where should all the power go?

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1035-1041

  Oh, Tick Hui ^a   Chua, Shing Chyi ^a   Goh, Wei Wei ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bakun dam; Energy; Hydroelectric; Sarawak

Indexed keywords

CABLES; DAMS;

ENERGY; EXCESSIVE ENERGY; HYDROELECTRIC; MEGA PROJECTS; POWER SHORTAGE; SARAWAK; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TRANSMISSION CABLES;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EID: 78650621261     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.11.027     Document Type: Review

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