System dynamics modelling of the power sector in mauritius

Environmental and Climate Technologies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-35

  Deenapanray, Prakash N K ^a,b   Bassi, Andrea M ^a,c  

^a Centre for Systemic Planning   (Mauritius)

^b ELIA Ecological Living in Action Ltd   (Mauritius)

^c KnowlEdge Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electricity demand forecasting; Mauritius; Power sector; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; SYSTEM THEORY;

ECONOMIC ASPECTS; ELECTRICITY DEMAND FORECASTING; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; MAURITIUS; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POWER SECTOR; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELLING;

INVESTMENTS;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; FORECASTING METHOD; MODELING;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 84958768638     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22558837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/rtuect-2015-0010     Document Type: Article

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