Title: Economic Evaluation of Projects in the Electricity Supply Industry, 3rd Edition Author: H. Khatib ISBN: 1849197474 / 9781849197472 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 304 Publisher: IEE Year: 2014 Availability: Out of Stock
Description
Contents
This updated and expanded edition of Economic Evaluation of Projects in the Electricity Supply Industry will be invaluable to engineers, economists and financial analysts tasked with evaluating the economics of power projects and their environmental implication, in order to comprehend and analyse investment proposals and decisions.
In the highly capital-intensive electricity supply industry, it is essential that both engineers and managers understand the methodologies of project evaluation in order to comprehend and analyse investment proposals and decisions.
This 3rd edition of Economic Evaluation of Projects in the Electricity Supply Industry takes a broad introductory approach, covering market and environmental issues, financial analysis and evaluation, clean environmental technologies and costs.
New energy trends covered by the third edition include the;
changing mix of fuels in the power generation sector
greater involvement of the private sector in power generation investments through independent power producers
important role of regulations
growing interest in clean electricity generation
economics of investing in renewables
introduction of smart grids and intelligent meters and networks
cyber security.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Global Electrical Power Planning, Investments and Projects Chapter 2 : Considerations in Project Evaluation Chapter 3 : Time Value of Money (Discounting) Chapter 4 : Choice of The Discount Rate Chapter 5 : Financial Evaluation of Projects Chapter 6 : Considerations in Project Evaluation Chapter 7 : Economic Evaluation of Projects Chapter 8 : Environmental Considerations, Cost Estimation and Long Term Discounting in Project Evaluation Chapter 9 : Electricity Generation in a Carbon-Constrained World Part I - The Strategies, National Requirements and Global Agreements Chapter 10 : Electricity Generation in a Carbon-Constrained World Part II - The Technologies Chapter 11 : Economics of Reliability of the Power Supply Chapter 12 : Economics of New Renewables : Is There Viable Energy at The End of The Renewables Tunnel? Chapter 13 : Electricity Trading Chapter 14 : Evolvement of The Electricity Sector - Utility for The Future Chapter 15 : Investment Projects Analysis : Evaluation of Risk and Uncertainty Chapter 16 : Risk Management – In Electricity Markets
Appendix A : Levelised Cost of Electricity Generation
Appendix B : Social Discount Rate For Climate Change Evaluation
Appendix C : Calculating The Economic Benefit of Renewables
Appendix D : Glossary
Index