Divergence in technical efficiency of electric utilities: Evidence from the SAPP

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 419-430

  Jaunky, Vishal Chandr ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Divergence; Electricity; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE APPROACH; DIVERGENCE; DYNAMICS METHODS; NON-PARAMETRIC TECHNIQUES; POWER POOLS; SOUTH AFRICA POWER POOLS; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; LAKES;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84884984485     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.113     Document Type: Article

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