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This paper describes the current state of the Macedonian electricity sector. It looks at ongoing structural changes …, driven by the gradual adoption of the EU acquis on energy, and comes up with estimates for electricity subsidies. It …
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prices, CO2 emission allowances prices as well as electricity prices. This will improve decision making for all the agents …
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cables between Norway and abroad. The results show that for each kWh of electricity transmitted in Norway, climate change … impacts are of 1.3–1.5gCO2eq., assuming a Norwegian electricity mix. Half of these emissions are associated with power losses … analysis is done with respect to the electricity mix used to model power losses in the system. The results show that the …
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Demand for electricity in China kept accelerating in recent years; moreover, there exist serious mismatches among the …
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Driving infrastructure development, notably mobilizing financial resources for infrastructure projects, has been challenging in many countries. This study includes two parts: an empirical analysis of macroeconomic risks associated with infrastructure booms, and a case study of four emerging...
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as consisting of the three subsectors of crude oil and natural gas production, refinery, and electricity production. It … electricity sector, and inefficient government subsidies in the latter two subsectors. …
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energy prices, we find electricity prices––relative to oil and gas––to be more important in the manufacturing process …, with a one standard deviation reduction in electricity prices leading to a 2.8 percent increase in manufacturing output …. Our estimated elasticities together with plausible reductions in electricity tariffs derived from the energy reform, could …
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(smart) electricity consuming appliances, there is a clear need to know the hourly CO2 content of one kWh of electricity …. Since the CO2 footprint of electricity can vary every hour; the footprint of for example an electric vehicle is influenced … evaluating the influence of the electricity demand on the greenhouse gas emissions. Because of the LCA approach, the CO2 …
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The output contractions during the initial transition stages in the Baltics and in Russia and the other CIS countries are examined across several dimensions, and the reliability of the available official statistics evaluated. The depth, length and breadth of the contractions are studied and set...
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Quasi-fiscal deficits of public utility companies are common in all member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). They constitute a significant impediment to efficient resource allocation and endanger macroeconomic stability. This paper presents a simple framework for...
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