Documents et rapports
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Mineral sector technologies : policy implications for developing countries (anglais)
New technologies in the mineral sector have dramatically improved mine health and safety as well as making possible control of water and air pollution. Improved communication and transport have stimulated...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 17633 Date du document: 30 novembre 1992 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Andrews,Craig B.
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Steam coal for power and industry issues and scenarios (anglais)
This working paper provides a comprehensive overview of the status of world steam coal production and use. It reviews current reserves and forecasts, production, consumption, and pricing. The issues that...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 17687 Date du document: 31 octobre 1992 Auteur: Jechoutek, Karl G.,Chattopadhya,Sadhan,Khan,Riaz,Hill, Forrest,Wardell,Christopher
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Understanding fuelwood prices in developing nations (anglais)
Deforestation and the extensive use of wood fuels have raised concern about the future price of wood fuels in developing nations. Although wood is a renewable resource, population growth has caused a decline...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11347 Date du document: 31 juillet 1992 Auteur: Barnes, Douglas F.,Industry and Energy Departmen
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Managing risks of investments in developing countries (anglais)
This paper presents the key considerations for managing the risks of investments in developing countries. These considerations are important for the assistance strategies of the World Bank and other official...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11344 Date du document: 31 mai 1992 Auteur: Besant-Jones, John E.,Hylan, Lori [eidtors],Indu
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The trade - off / risk method : a strategic approach to power planning (anglais)
Power sytem planners must determine type and timing of major investments in the presence of great uncertainty in future values of major planning parameters. Furthermore, power investment decisions are...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11328 Date du document: 31 mai 1992 Auteur: Crousillat,Enrique O.,Merrill, Hyde,Industry and Energy Department
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Electricity pricing : conventional views and new concepts (anglais)
Ever since electric power was generated, pricing of electricity proved to be a thorny issue. Thanks to the inputs of professional economists who did not enter the debate until the 1910s, there are two...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 10495 Date du document: 31 mars 1992 Auteur: Teplitz-Sembitzky,Witold
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Urban interfuel substitution, energy use, and equity in developing countries : some preliminary results (anglais)
The dramatic growth of urban populations in developing countries has caused a rise in the demand for energy, food, water, and other resources. The growing number of people living in urban areas of developing...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11336 Date du document: 31 mars 1992 Auteur: Barnes, Douglas F.,Liu Qian,Industry and Energy Department
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Energy issues in Central and Eastern Europe : considerations for the World Bank Group and other international financial institutions (anglais)
This paper reviews the principal institutional, economic/financial, and technical issues related to energy sector rehabilitation and development which the countries of Central and Eastern Europe face in...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11337 Date du document: 31 mars 1992 Auteur: Richter,Joerg-Uwe,Industry and Energy Department
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Accounting for traditional fuel production : the household energy sector and its implications for the development process (anglais)
A fundamental proposition of modern economics is that to the extent that the prices of goods and services are established through exchanges in well-functioning markets, efficient allocations are likely...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 10497 Date du document: 31 mars 1992 Auteur: Pskin, Henry M.,Floor,Willem M.,Barnes, Douglas F.
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CO2 emissions by the residential sector : environmental implications of inter-fuel substitution (anglais)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) accounts for 55% of the buildup of greenhouse gases based on radiative equivalence and atmospheric residence time. The most important emitters of CO2 are fossil fuels and deforestation...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 10496 Date du document: 31 mars 1992 Auteur: Floor,Willem M.,Van Der Plas,Robert J.
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Assessment of biomass energy resources : a discussion on its need and methodology (anglais)
This paper points out the importance of woody and non-woody biomass from an energy perspective in developing countries. It then considers the dearth of reliable data on the standing stock and sustainable...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11338 Date du document: 31 décembre 1991 Auteur: Ryan, Paul,Openshaw,Keith,Industry and Energy Department
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Kerosene stoves : their performance, use, and constraints (anglais)
The household energy sector is the largest of all energy consuming subsectors in most developing countries. Households account for 40%-80% of total energy use, mainly dpeending on the level of development...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11345 Date du document: 31 octobre 1991 Auteur: Floor,Willem M.,van der Plan, Robert,Industry and Energy Department
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Core report of the electric power utility efficiency improvement study (anglais)
This report summarizes a two-year study of the major problems found in diesel power plants in 17 developing countries, explores in some detail the causes of these problems, and suggests possible solutions...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11331 Date du document: 30 septembre 1991 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Industry and Energy Department
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Guideline for diesel generating plant specification and bid evaluation (anglais)
This report was prepared as a guideline for use by Bank staff and consultants on power generating projects which employ large diesel engines as prime movers. It explains the characteristics and comparative...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11335 Date du document: 30 septembre 1991 Auteur: Industry and Energy Department
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A methodology for regional assessment of small scale hydro power (anglais)
A methodology is presented for the regional assessment of small scale hydroelectric potential which covers procedures for both new sites where no developments currently exist and existing sites such as...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11334 Date du document: 30 septembre 1991
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A review of international power sales agreements (anglais)
This report identifies and analyzes the issues and options involved in the design of electricity export contracts. A well-designed contract is an important component of realizing the objectives of inter-utility...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11332 Date du document: 31 août 1991 Auteur: Minogue,Diane Catherine,Industry and Energy Department
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Health and safety aspects of nuclear power plants (anglais)
The objective of these studies is to provide a precise compendium of factual, up-to-date information on the aspects of nuclear power that are needed in sector reviews of countries with existing or planned...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 10064 Date du document: 31 août 1991 Auteur: Gaunt, J.,Numark, N.J.,Adamantiades,Achilles G.
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Decision making under uncertainty - an option valuation approach to power planning (anglais)
This paper addresses the problem of irreversibility of investments, a topic related to the recently evolving "real options" literature. In the presence of alternatives, the opportunity to invest in a large...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11330 Date du document: 31 août 1991 Auteur: Crousillat,Enrique O.,Martzoukos, Spiros,Industry and Energy Department
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Summary 1988 power data sheets for 100 developing countries (anglais)
This working paper comprises a compilation of one-page data sheets summarizing the available power sector data for the year 1988 for 100 developing countries. It is intended to be a ready reference for...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11339 Date du document: 31 août 1991 Auteur: Escay, Jose R.,Industry and Energy Department
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Improving charcoaling efficiency in the traditional rural sector (anglais)
Burgeoning urban populations and incessant rural land clearing threaten the sustainability of supply of charcoal, the principal urban cooking fuel of sub-Saharan Africa and much of the Third World. Supply...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 11340 Date du document: 31 juillet 1991 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Feinstein, Charles,van der Plas, Robert,Industry