Performance evaluation and improvement directions for an Indian electric utility

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 7112-7120

  Yadav, Vinod Kumar ^a   Padhy, N P ^b   Gupta, H O ^b  

^a GAUTAM BUDDHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Benchmark share measure; Data envelopment analysis; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARK-SHARE MEASURE; DATA ENVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; POLICY MAKERS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

COMPETITION; COST REDUCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

POWER QUALITY;

BENCHMARKING; COMPETITIVENESS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RANKING; UTILITY SECTOR;

INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 80054854781     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.028     Document Type: Article

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