Hydropower Planning in Developing Countries
Publication: Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 114, Issue 1
Abstract
The 1960's and 1970's saw the development in the U.S. and Europe of a number of useful mathematical planning tools for electric power systems. Utilization of these tools in practical application, however, appears more significant in some of the developing countries than in the industrialized countries where they originated. It is not uncommon to find electric power utilities in third world countries that are using and indeed developing state of the art planning techniques in long‐range generation planning. This is particularly so for systems with large amounts of existing and/or potential hydroelectric power. Despite the approximations that are necessary, these techniques furnish planners and decision makers with valuable insights on the range of possible long‐term consequences of near‐term decisions. This paper highlights several computer models that have been found useful in long‐range planning in nations with high hydro potential.
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Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 114 • Issue 1 • April 1988
Pages: 1 - 25
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Published online: Apr 1, 1988
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