Download or read book A Study of Some Economic Considerations of Hydroelectric Power Development written by Herbert Walter Haberkorn and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A review of economic evaluation criteria for hydroelectric power projects written by David C. Major and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fundamental Economic Issues in the Development of Small Scale Hydro written by Franklin Pierce Law Center. Energy Law Institute and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Economics of Hydropower written by Bharat Jhunjhunwala and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2009 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study of Kotlibhel 1B hydropower project on Alaknanda River at Uttarakhand, India.

Download or read book Fundamental Economic Issues in the Development of Small scale Hydro written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper raises and, in part, addresses some basic economic issues involved in the development of Small-Scale Hydroelectric power (SSH). The analysis is based on literature reviews, case studies, on-site visits, and particularly information from the Franklin Pierce - Thayer project. Broadly stated, economic analysis to date suggests that legal and regulatory constraints are the major obstacles for the slow development of SSH development. The technology is available. This analysis is addressed toward presenting the economic picture of a hydro site as if it were a typical small business. The discussion is broken down into four parts, namely: costs, supply, demand, and profitability. (MCW).

Download or read book Hydropower Economics written by Finn R. Forsund and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few more urgent topics in today’s world, so full of ecological uncertainty. Hydropower Economics uses various econometric measures to examine sustainable alternative energy sources. It kicks off by modeling hydropower, yes, but it does not end there. Forsund has extended his model to include thermal power and wind power, too – forms of alternative energy that are taking on an ever larger profile.

Download or read book The Economics of Evaluating Water Projects written by Per-Olov Johansson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents research on a kind of water use conflicts that is becoming more and more common and important: How to best manage moving water in times of increasing demand for electricity as well as environmental services. How should decisions be made between water use for electricity generation or for environmental and recreational benefits? The authors develop a simple general equilibrium model of a small open economy which is used to derive a cost-benefit rule that can be used to assess projects that divert water from electricity generation to recreational and other uses (or vice versa). The cost-benefit rule is then applied to the specific case of a proposed change at a Swedish hydropower plant. The book provides a manual for the evaluation of river regulations which can easily be replicated in other studies.

Download or read book Case Studies of the Legal and Institutional Obstacles and Incentives to the Development of Small scale Hydroelectric Power written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Conference of State Legislatures' Small-Scale Hydroelectric Policy Project is designed to assist selected state legislatures in looking at the benefits that a state can derive from the development of small-scale hydro, and in carrying out a review of state laws and regulations that affect the development of the state's small-scale hydro resources. The successful completion of the project should help establish state statutes and regulations that are consistent with the efficient development of small-scale hydro. As part of the project's work with state legislatures, seven case studies of small-scale hydro sites were conducted to provide a general analysis and overview of the significant problems and opportunities for the development of this energy resource. The case study approach was selected to expose the actual difficulties and advantages involved in developing a specific site. Such an examination of real development efforts will clearly reveal the important aspects about small-scale hydro development which could be improved by statutory or regulatory revision. Moreover, the case study format enables the formulation of generalized opportunities for promoting small-scale hydro based on specific development experiences. The case study for small-scale hydro power development at the City of Portland's water reserve in the Bull Run Forest is presented with information included on the Bull Run hydro power potential, current water usage, hydro power regulations and plant licensing, technical and economic aspects of Bull Run project, and the environmental impact. (LCL).

Download or read book Hydropower Development in the Mekong Region written by Nathanial Matthews and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mekong Basin is home to some 70 million people, for whom this great river is a source of livelihoods, the basis for their ecosystems and a foundation of their economies. But the Mekong is also currently undergoing enormous social, economic, and ecological change of which hydropower development is a significant driver. This book provides a basin-wide analysis of political, socio-economic and environmental perspectives of hydropower development in the Mekong Basin. It includes chapters from China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Written by regional experts from some of the region's leading research institutions, the book provides an holistic analysis of the shifting socio-political contexts within which hydropower is framed, legitimised and executed. Drawing heavily on political ecologies and political economics to examine the economic, social, political and ecological drivers of hydropower, the book's basin wide approach illuminates how hydropower development, and its benefits and impacts, are linked multilaterally across the basin. The research in the book is derived from empirical research conducted from 2012-2013 as part of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food's Mekong programme.

Download or read book Legal and Institutional Aspects of Hydroelectric Power Development and Operation written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Hydroelectric Power Resources Study written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Estimating the Economic Impact of Large Hydropower Projects a Dynamic Multi Regional Computable General Equilibrium Analysis written by Hongzhen Ni and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to the growing energy demands and decarbonization pressure, Chinese authorities plan to invest more in hydropower development. However, there are concerns about the possible effects on macroeconomy and environment. This paper uses SinoTERM, a dynamic multi-regional computable general equilibrium model (CGE) of the Chinese economy, to analyze the economic impact of large hydropower development projects. The model features regional labor market dynamics and an electricity subdivision module with substitutability between various types of electricity generation. The results suggest that hydropower development will boost economic growth in the project region. Most sectors in the project region will benefit from the hydropower while some sectors will suffer a loss in output because of the substantial increase in real wages. Neighboring regions also benefit as a result of increased electricity supply in the operational phase of the proposed hydropower station. The impact of the hydropower development project on the national GDP as a whole is relatively small although positive. However, because of the long lag between the construction and operational phases, the hydropower development project will result in a national welfare loss measured by real household consumption and net foreign liability. Therefore, the project could only be justified if net environmental benefits outweigh this loss.

Download or read book Turning Hydropower Social written by Anders Hjort-af-Ornas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As this book demonstrates, it is essential to involve stakeholders in assessments of hydropower development. The author targets policy formation after the UNCED and UNSSD conventions. By drawing on some dozen project cases, the author shows how policy changes have gradually influenced project design and implementation. Readers gain new insights into the reality behind hydropower policy changes as they have evolved over the last decade.

Download or read book Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investments National Benefits and Local Costs Case Study of a Hydropower Project in Nepal written by Sanjay Prasad Gorkhali and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2009-09-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infrastructure plays a significant role in the economic development of a country. The role of infrastructure is even more important in developing countries that are ravaged by poverty and sluggish economic growth rates. The contribution of infrastructure to economic growth and poverty reduction has been established theoretically and empirically. Due to the inherent characteristics of infrastructure, including the huge amount of resources required for investment, the public sector still plays a pivotal role in the provision of infrastructure particularly in developing countries. Scarcity of resources demands that the allocation of resources to an infrastructure project needs to be based on the efficiency of its usage. However, due to difficulties in observing the Pareto efficiency criterion, compensation test criterion is chosen as the basis for economic analysis for finding an economically desirable resource allocation. Though an economic analysis is undertaken for resource allocation decisions particularly by the multinational development banks, decisions are often based on an incomplete analysis. While the changes in welfare of all affected individuals in a society need to be measured to assess the desirability of a project, the changes in welfare brought about through the project’s environmental and socio-cultural effects are often ignored. Accordingly, this study is aimed at analysing the role of infrastructure in the development of a country and the consequences of discrepancies in assessing economic desirability in practice from its theoretical foundations. The results of the study show that while infrastructure is significant for the economic development of a country, there is a difference in the practice of economic analysis from its theoretical foundations. While it is necessary to include changes in welfare from project’s impacts on both market and non-market goods, in practice the welfare effects from non-market goods are often ignored. The results of the empirical study on a hydropower project in Nepal show that ignoring such changes in the welfare of individuals in the project-affected areas, through environmental impacts of the project, prevent the economic analysis from depicting a project’s true economic desirability. The study states that while infrastructure might be economically desirable at the national level, it may result in welfare losses among people in the project area. Ignoring such a project’s costs would conceal the uneven spatial distribution of the project’s welfare effects, which could not only be a potential cause of dispute and conflict in the project-affected area but also lead to investment in infrastructure that may be detrimental to the pro-poor growth strategy of the country. Bio-data Sanjay Prasad Gorkhali is an independent development consultant based in Kathmandu. He has extensive experience in the field of development research and development management. In 2009, he worked as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE), Ruhr-University Bochum. Prior to this, from 2004 – 2008, he worked as a Researcher at the same institute. He also has several years of experience working with different development programs in Nepal financed by United Nations Development Program, including Rural Energy Development Program, Micro Enterprise Development Program, Local Governance Program/ Participatory District Development Program Bridging Phase Program, and Development Information Resource and Rural Access Project. He holds a Doctorate in Economics from Ruhr-University Bochum, an MA in Development Management from IEE, Ruhr-University Bochum and an MBA from School of Management, Kathmandu University, Kathmandu.

Download or read book A hydro economic methodology for the food energy water nexus written by Justin S. Baker and published by RTI Press. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing global water stress caused by the combined effects of growing populations, increasing economic development, and climate change elevates the importance of managing and allocating water resources in ways that are economically efficient and that account for interdependencies between food production, energy generation, and water networks—often referred to as the “food-energy-water (FEW) nexus.” To support these objectives, this report outlines a replicable hydro-economic methodology for assessing the value of water resources in alternative uses across the FEW nexus–including for agriculture, energy production, and human consumption—and maximizing the benefits of these resources through optimization analysis. The report’s goal is to define the core elements of an integrated systems-based modeling approach that is generalizable, flexible, and geographically portable for a range of FEW nexus applications. The report includes a detailed conceptual framework for assessing the economic value of water across the FEW nexus and a modeling framework that explicitly represents the connections and feedbacks between hydrologic systems (e.g., river and stream networks) and economic systems (e.g., food and energy production). The modeling components are described with examples from existing studies and applications. The report concludes with a discussion of current limitations and potential extensions of the hydro-economic methodology.

Download or read book Social and Economic Impact Study Lower Churchill Hydro electric Development Project written by H. Anthony Williamson and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chinese Hydropower Development in Africa and Asia written by Giuseppina Siciliano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, both Chinese overseas investment and hydropower development have been topics of increasing interest and research, with Chinese actors acting as financiers, developers, builders and sub-contractors. Chinese Hydropower Development in Africa and Asia explores the governance and socio-economic implications of large Chinese dams’ development in low- and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa and asks how these big infrastructure projects promote sustainable local and national development in the recipient countries. The book first discusses general aspects of Chinese involvement in hydropower development in Africa and Asia, looking at political and economic aspects, before presenting selected case studies from large dams built and financed by Chinese actors in Asia and Africa. Based on these results, the book further makes recommendations on how to improve the planning, implementation and governance of large dams for sustainable global dam-building. This volume is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and scholars in the areas of Development, Environmental Studies, Politics and Economics.