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Electricity planning and environmental issues in selected Asian countries
Author(s) -
Shrestha Ram M.,
Acharya Mahesh P.
Publication year - 1992
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.1477-8947.1992.tb00569.x
Subject(s) - electricity , business , natural resource economics , mains electricity , developing country , electricity demand , pollutant , environmental economics , environmental planning , electricity generation , environmental protection , economic growth , environmental science , economics , engineering , power (physics) , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , voltage , electrical engineering
This paper discusses the key issues related to the supply‐ and demand‐side options for the improvement of the environmental performance of the electricity sector in 10 countries of Asia. It also discusses the growth of the electricity sector and its contribution in the total emission of pollutants from the use of commercial energy in the selected countries.