Title :
Integrated gas-electricity adequacy planning in Brazil: technical and economical aspects
Author :
Barroso, L.-A. ; Flach, B. ; Kelman, R. ; Bezerra, B. ; Binato, S. ; Bressane, J.M. ; Pereira, M.V.
Author_Institution :
Power Syst. Res., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper discusses how the integration between the natural gas and electricity markets has been occurring in Brazil, analyzing the challenges and describing the solutions that are being implemented to the insertion of gas-fired generation in a country almost entirely based on hydropower.
Keywords :
hydroelectric power stations; natural gas technology; power generation economics; power generation planning; power markets; thermal power stations; Brazil; electricity markets; gas-fired generation; hydropower; integrated gas-electricity adequacy planning; Hydroelectric power generation; Hydroelectric-thermal power generation; Investments; Natural gas; Natural gas industry; Petroleum; Power generation; Power system modeling; Power system planning; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2005. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9157-8
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2005.1489151
