Electricity demand and supply scenarios for Maharashtra (India) for 2030: An application of long range energy alternatives planning

Energy Policy

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-13

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

^a Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Technology   (India)

^b Tolani Maritime Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Energy forecasting; GHG emissions

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; FORECASTING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PUBLIC POLICY;

ELASTICITY OF DEMAND; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY FORECASTING; ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING METHOD; GHG EMISSION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTHS; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION;

ELECTRICITY;

BUSINESS CYCLE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY PLANNING; FORECASTING METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; LONG RANGE FORECAST; POLICY APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA;

EID: 84902134076     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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