Why do electricity utilities cooperate with coal suppliers? A theoretical and empirical analysis from China

Energy Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 520-529

  Zhao, Xiaoli ^a   Lyon, Thomas P ^b   Wang, Feng ^c   Song, Cui ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Coal and electricity price; Cooperation; Electricity and coal firms

Indexed keywords

CHINESE COAL; COAL PRICE FLUCTUATION; COAL SUPPLIERS; COAL SUPPLIES; COOPERATION; COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIPS; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ELECTRICITY PRICING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MARKET PERFORMANCE; RELATIONAL CONTRACTING; TRANSPORTATION COST;

COAL; COSTS; ELECTRICITY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS;

POWER QUALITY;

COAL SUPPLY; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRICING POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CHINA;

EID: 84861222912     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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