MDESRAP: a model for understanding the dynamics of electricity supply, resources and pollution

The inherent dynamic complexity of the energy policy design problem makes the conventional "closed-form" solution impossible. This paper contributes a dynamic simulation model as a possible solution. The model captures the dynamics of underlying sectors of electricity demand, investment, c...

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Published inInternational journal of global energy issues Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
Main Author Qudrat-Ullah, Hassan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Inderscience Enterprises Ltd 2005
SeriesInternational Journal of Global Energy Issues
Subjects
alternative energy policies
carbon dioxide
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dynamic simulation model
electricity supply
energy policy design
environmental constraints
environmental pollution
Pakistan
resource constraints
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SUB> emissions
sustainable development
system dynamics
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Summary:The inherent dynamic complexity of the energy policy design problem makes the conventional "closed-form" solution impossible. This paper contributes a dynamic simulation model as a possible solution. The model captures the dynamics of underlying sectors of electricity demand, investment, capital, resource, production, environment and costs and pricing. The existing feedback loops, nonlinearity and time-lag characteristics present in the real world electricity systems are incorporated in the model. The model is calibrated to Pakistan's case data. How the model has been used in policy assessments and the design of the alternative energy policies subject to various environmental and resource constraints is also discussed.
ISSN:0954-7118
DOI:10.1504/IJGEI.2005.006407