Electricity is the prime mover of a modern society. Per capita consumption of electricity is an indicator of a country's growth. This indicator depends on availability, quality and reliability of power and most particularly its overall cost. The cost of electricity governs its usage. Thus the...

Electric power in OECD countries is mostly produced by large central generating stations, then transmitted along high voltage lines to local distribution systems that carry it to final consumers. Distributed generation plants are different. They produce power on an electricity consumer’s own...

China's overseas energy projects have expanded significantly in the last decade. While there is considerable literature on energy-related construction contracts and ownership of power generation projects, China's power grid investments have been underexamined. Power grid investments can arguably...