Prospects for the power sector in nine developing countries. Energy Policy.

Meyers, Steve. Goldman, Nina. Martin, Nathan.

1993

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Based on information drawn primarily from official planning documents issued by national governments and/or utilities, this article examines the outlook of the power sector in the year 2000 in nine countries: China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Argentina and México. This study found that the implicit rates of average annual growth of installed electric power capacity between 1991 and 2001 range from a low of 3.3 percent per year in Argentina to a high of 13.2 percent per year in Indonesia. In absolute terms, China and India account for the vast majority of the growth. The plan calls for a shift in the generating mix towards coal in six of the countries, and continued strong reliance on coal in China and India. The use of natural gas is expected to increase substantially in a number of the countries. The historic movement away from oil continues, although some countries are maintaining dual fuel capabilities. Plans call for considerable growth of nuclear power in South Korea and China and modest increases in India and Taiwan. The feasibility of the official plans varies among the countries. Lack of public capital is leading towards greater reliance on private sector participation in power projects in many of the countries. Environmental issues are becoming a more significant constraint than in the past particularly in the case of large scale-scale hydro power projects. The financial and environmental constraints are leading to a rising interest in methods of improving the efficiency of electricity supply and end use. The scale of such activities is growing in most of the study countries.

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PAISES EN DESARROLLO; SECTOR ENERGIA; ABASTECIMIENTO DE ELECTRICIDAD; SECTOR PRIVADO; LARGO PLAZO; EMISION DE GASES; SITUACION ENERGETICA; RECURSOS ENERGETICOS; MEDIO AMBIENTE; ANHIDRIDO CARBONICO; USO RACIONAL DE LA ENERGIA;