Title :
The role of regulation in the economic evaluation of renewable energy investments in developing countries
Author :
Al-Sumaiti, Ameena Saad
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Abstract :
This paper economically evaluates the investments in renewable energy projects in developing countries under their regulation from an investor´s point of view. The selection of the best renewable energy investment is to be made under regulation considering incremental analysis of the projects. Solar PV, solar thermal, wind and hydro power projects are chosen to be under study.
Keywords :
government policies; hydroelectric power; photothermal conversion; photovoltaic power systems; power generation economics; renewable energy sources; solar power stations; wind power plants; developing countries; economic evaluation; hydroelectric power project; renewable energy investment; renewable energy project; solar photovoltaic power; solar thermal power project; wind power project; Carbon dioxide; Conferences; Electricity; Investment; Maintenance engineering; Renewable energy sources; Wind turbines; developing countries´ regulation; incremental internal rate of return analysis; regulation; renewable energy;
Conference_Titel :
GCC Conference and Exhibition (GCC), 2013 7th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Doha
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0722-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEEEGCC.2013.6705745
