Energy pricing and demand management
Dr. Munasinghe emphasises the importance of coordinated energy planning and pricing in LDCs, with particular reference to the interrelationships among the pricing policies adopted in various energy subsectors -- electric power, petroleum, natural gas, coal and traditional fuels (e.g. firewood, crop residues and dung). In LDCs the already complex problems typically faced by energy planners are exacerbated by high levels of market distortion, shortages of foreign exchange and resources for development, large numbers of poor households whose basic needs must be met, reliance on traditional fuels and a relative paucity of energy data. He also discusses the principal investment issues surrounding energy planning and the extent to which they influence pricing policy.
- OSTI ID:
- 5577515
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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