Transport sector electrification in a hydropower resource rich developing country: Energy security, environmental and climate change co-benefits

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-159

  Shakya, Shree Raj ^a   Shrestha, Ram M ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Co benefits; Energy security; Greenhouse gas; Hydropower development; MARKAL; Transport sector electrification

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; TRANSPORTATION;

CO BENEFITS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; HYDRO-POWER DEVELOPMENT; HYDRO-POWER GENERATION; HYDRO-POWER RESOURCES; MARKAL; TRANSPORT SECTOR ELECTRIFICATIONS;

ENERGY SECURITY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NEPAL;

EID: 79957513370     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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