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Electric load management in developing countries

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  • Alberto J. Sabadell
  • Alain Streicher

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Energy planners in developing countries have traditionally sought to meet their nations' growing electricity demands by adding more generation and transmission capacity. But as the foreign investment situation became critical in the 1980s, private investment and system efficiency improvement programmes began to garner interest. One of the most promising system efficiency improvement options is load management, which uses a variety of techniques to utilize the electricity system's existing capacity more efficiently. However, to date, only three countries have seriously considered implementing large load management programmes: Pakistan, Peru and Costa Rica. This paper describes a 1987‐89 load control demonstration programme in Costa Rica, sponsored by the US Agency for International Development (AID), in which participating industries were able to reduce their peak demand by 14%.

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  • Alberto J. Sabadell & Alain Streicher, 1991. "Electric load management in developing countries," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 15(2), pages 154-161, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:15:y:1991:i:2:p:154-161
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1991.tb00126.x
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