Optimization of India's power sector strategies using weight-restricted stochastic data envelopment analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 456-465

  Vazhayil, Joy P ^a   Balasubramanian, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Climate sustainability; Data envelopment analysis; Power sector optimization

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION; INDIAN POWER SECTORS; OPTIMALITY PRINCIPLE; POWER GENERATION MIX; POWER SECTOR; STOCHASTIC DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC VARIATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; STOCHASTICITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

INDIA;

EID: 84875213183     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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