The energy sector in India claims 30% of the available investments. Moreover, oil import bills
have the largest share among the total import bills. Thus, macro economic development and …

The use of the SIMA model within the energy modeling effort at IIASA reflects the desire to
treat the special considerations of developing regions with as much care as possible. In …

Energy planning and policy development require an in-depth assessment of energy
resources and long-term demand forecast estimates. Pakistan, unfortunately, lacks reliable …

Following the increasing trend in energy prices since 1973, as energy sectors and other
economic sectors compete for the limited investible resources in the developing countries …

This chapter presents alternative approaches used in forecasting energy demand and
discusses their pros and cons. It covers both simple approaches based on indicators and …

MESSAGE–MACRO is the result of linking a macroeconomic model with a detailed energy
supply model. The purpose of the linkage is to consistently reflect the influence of energy …

The transportation sector is deemed one of the primary sources of energy consumption and
greenhouse gases throughout the world. To realise and design sustainable transport, it is …

One of the consequences of the first world oil shock in the early 1970s was a marked
increase in the empirical modelling of energy demand. There appear to be at least four …

The US Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA), and its
predecessor organizations, has published projections of US energy production …

The energy transformation industry-electricity and gas, is a capital-intensive business. The
investment process-from planning to production-is often very long. The uncertainty about the …