Energy Planning In Developing Countries

Name: Energy Planning In Developing Countries
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This monograph is about techniques for the analysis of energy problems in developing countries. It focuses on energy balances, approaches to demand forecasting, project evaluation, techniques for pricing studies, and approaches to the evaluation of macroeconomic impacts of energy sector decisions. > Over the past decade almost all developing countries have established energy planning activities in response to the grave problems that have arisen as a result of the drastic increase in energy prices, of the burden of energy related investment debt service, and of the problems of deforestation. Although the insti tutional and organizational responses are quite varied, it is largely engineers and economists who have been called upon to provide the necessary analytical capability to support policy decisions in the energy area. However, as evidenced by the recent participants in the Energy Management Training Program (EMTP), many of the analytical techniques now regarded as appropriate g.