Documentos e Relatórios
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Mineral sector technologies : policy implications for developing countries (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 17633 Data do documento: 30 de novembro de 1992 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Andrews,Craig B.
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Steam coal for power and industry issues and scenarios (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 17687 Data do documento: 31 de outubro de 1992 Autor: Jechoutek, Karl G.,Chattopadhya,Sadhan,Khan,Riaz,Hill, Forrest,Wardell,Christopher
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Understanding fuelwood prices in developing nations (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11347 Data do documento: 31 de julho de 1992 Autor: Barnes, Douglas F.,Industry and Energy Departmen
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Managing risks of investments in developing countries (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11344 Data do documento: 31 de maio de 1992 Autor: Besant-Jones, John E.,Hylan, Lori [eidtors],Indu
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The trade - off / risk method : a strategic approach to power planning (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11328 Data do documento: 31 de maio de 1992 Autor: Crousillat,Enrique O.,Merrill, Hyde,Industry and Energy Department
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Urban interfuel substitution, energy use, and equity in developing countries : some preliminary results (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11336 Data do documento: 31 de março de 1992 Autor: Barnes, Douglas F.,Liu Qian,Industry and Energy Department
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Electricity pricing : conventional views and new concepts (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 10495 Data do documento: 31 de março de 1992 Autor: Teplitz-Sembitzky,Witold
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Energy issues in Central and Eastern Europe : considerations for the World Bank Group and other international financial institutions (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11337 Data do documento: 31 de março de 1992 Autor: 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 (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 10497 Data do documento: 31 de março de 1992 Autor: 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 (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 10496 Data do documento: 31 de março de 1992 Autor: Floor,Willem M.,Van Der Plas,Robert J.
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Assessment of biomass energy resources : a discussion on its need and methodology (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11338 Data do documento: 31 de dezembro de 1991 Autor: Ryan, Paul,Openshaw,Keith,Industry and Energy Department
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Kerosene stoves : their performance, use, and constraints (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11345 Data do documento: 31 de outubro de 1991 Autor: 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 (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11331 Data do documento: 30 de setembro de 1991 Tipo de divulgação: Disclosed Autor: Industry and Energy Department
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Guideline for diesel generating plant specification and bid evaluation (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11335 Data do documento: 30 de setembro de 1991 Autor: Industry and Energy Department
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A methodology for regional assessment of small scale hydro power (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11334 Data do documento: 30 de setembro de 1991
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Summary 1988 power data sheets for 100 developing countries (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11339 Data do documento: 31 de agosto de 1991 Autor: Escay, Jose R.,Industry and Energy Department
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A review of international power sales agreements (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11332 Data do documento: 31 de agosto de 1991 Autor: Minogue,Diane Catherine,Industry and Energy Department
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Health and safety aspects of nuclear power plants (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 10064 Data do documento: 31 de agosto de 1991 Autor: Gaunt, J.,Numark, N.J.,Adamantiades,Achilles G.
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Decision making under uncertainty - an option valuation approach to power planning (Inglês)
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...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11330 Data do documento: 31 de agosto de 1991 Autor: Crousillat,Enrique O.,Martzoukos, Spiros,Industry and Energy Department
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A study of the transfer of petroleum fuels pollution (Inglês)
Production and use of poor quality petroleum fuels is a widespread problem in developing countries, one that contributes to degradation of the environment. Despite the increasing concern over global warming...
Qualquer tipo de documento: Documento de trabalho departamental No. do relatório: 11341 Data do documento: 31 de julho de 1991 Autor: McKeough,Kay,Industry and Energy Department