Title :
The cost of ambivalence-a look at the power scene in South Asia
Author :
Srivastava, Rajneesh Kumar
Author_Institution :
Bharat Heavy Electr. Ltd., New Delhi
fDate :
27 Jul-1 Aug 1997
Abstract :
This paper looks at the impact of the acute power shortage in South Asia, state initiatives that are less than firm and decisive and attempts to make some suggestions on the issues involved. The discussion would be of interest to planners in other developing countries as well as independent power producers looking for investment opportunities in the region. Important on the agenda is to reform the state owned and monopolistic power utilities. Reforms and privatisation are being aimed at supply side improvements, transmission and distribution loss reduction, end use efficiency improvement and encouragement to captive power generation by the industry. Some of the issues that stand out as facilitators and impediments are discussed in this paper
Keywords :
electric power generation; electricity supply industry; South Asia; captive power generation; developing countries; electric power industry; end use efficiency; independent power producers; investment opportunities; power shortages; power utilities; privatisation; reforms; Asia; Costs; Economic indicators; Energy consumption; Investments; Layout; Oceans; Power generation; Power generation economics; Wind energy;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4515-0
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1997.656768