Cogeneration in developing countries: prospects and problems

Technical Report · Mon May 05 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6552136

Cogeneration - the simultaneous production of electricity and useful thermal energy - could increase the capacity of developing countries to produce electricity by 10%. The paper examines the industrial and commercial cogeneration potential of select Agency for International Development (AID) countries; identifies the technical, economic/financial, and regulatory factors involved; and discusses AID's role in promoting cogeneration. The study shows that most of the developing-country potential for cogeneration is in the industrial sector and could be economically developed, given greater efforts by host-country governments and donors. AID could play an important role by disseminating information on cogeneration, demonstrating the feasibility of promising technologies, promoting institutional reform to remove the key barrier to cogeneration, and bring together manufacturers and potential cogenerators. AID could also help countries establish financial mechanisms to channel available funds from international development agencies to cogeneration.

• Research Organization: Hagler, Bailly and Co., Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6552136
• Report Number(s): PB-87-156014/XAB; HBC-85-151
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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