Electricity demand supply analysis: Current status and future prospects for Maharashtra, India

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3960-3966

  Kale, Rajesh V ^a   Pohekar, Sanjay D ^b  

^a Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Technology   (India)

^b Tolani Maritime Institute Induri   (India)

Author keywords

Interventions; Load profile; Load shedding; Maharashtra power; Peak demand shortfall

Indexed keywords

INTERVENTIONS; LOAD PROFILES; LOAD-SHEDDING; MAHARASHTRA POWER; PEAK DEMAND;

ECONOMICS;

ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84860223199     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.03.008     Document Type: Review

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