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

• Published in: International journal of global energy issues Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
• Main Author: Qudrat-Ullah, Hassan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Inderscience Enterprises Ltd 2005
• Series: International Journal of Global Energy Issues
• Subjects: alternative energy policies; carbon dioxide; CO>SUB align=right>>SMALL>2; dynamic simulation model; electricity supply; energy policy design; environmental constraints; environmental pollution; Pakistan; resource constraints; SMALL; SUB> emissions; sustainable development; system dynamics

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...