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JAMAICA ‐ A CASE STUDY OF ENERGY PLANNING
Author(s) -
Byer Trevor A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
natural resources forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1477-8947
pISSN - 0165-0203
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1979.tb00401.x
Subject(s) - energy intensity , energy consumption , bauxite , energy supply , indigenous , primary energy , decoupling (probability) , economics , energy demand , natural resource economics , business , national economy , resource (disambiguation) , energy (signal processing) , economic system , engineering , mathematics , ecology , statistics , materials science , computer network , control engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , metallurgy , biology
The analysis shows the impact of the ‘New International Energy Order’ on Jamaica, a developing country almost totally dependent on imported oil for satisfying national energy demand. The energy supply/demand situation between 1961 and 1976 and the structure of energy consumption by major sectors of the economy are discussed. The high income elasticity of commercial energy demand and the increase in the energy intensity of the economy is directly related to expansion of the alumina industry. The structural problems of decoupling GDP and energy growth are indicated. In particular, the impact of the ‘New Energy Order’ on the development prospects of major bauxite/alumina producing countries which are deficient in indigenous primary energy resources is assessed. Finally, the indigenous resource base is outlined and the major elements of the five‐year (1978–1982) national energy plan summarized.