Chaos in power: Pakistan's electricity crisis

Energy Policy

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 271-285

  Kessides, Ioannis N ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular debt; Loadshedding; Power crisis in Pakistan

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DEBT; DOMESTIC ENERGY; ECONOMIC SECURITY; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; GENERATING CAPACITY; KEY ELEMENTS; LOAD-SHEDDING; PAKISTAN; POLITICAL ISSUES; POWER SHORTAGE;

ENERGY POLICY;

DEBT CRISIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 84873140990     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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