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The Impact of COVID-19 on Electricity Generation: An Empirical Investigation

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dc.contributor.authorShen, Chang
dc.contributor.authorAlberini, Anna
dc.contributor.authorTimilsina, Govinda
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-06T17:47:23Z
dc.date.available2022-07-06T17:47:23Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractDuring the 2020-2022 period, the COVID Pandemic affected, directly or indirectly, every economic sector globally. While the effects on some sectors, such as travel and tourism, were highly visible, those on other sectors, such as utility services, require investigation. Whether COVID-19 affected total electricity generation and the electricity supply mix is an empirical question, which this study attempts to answer using panel data of daily electricity generation between January 2018 and September 2021 from 26 countries. The study finds that a 1-unit increase in the stringency measure of COVID-19 is linked with a 463 MWh decrease in the total daily electricity generation. The study does not find a significant change in the electricity generation mix due to COVID-19 responses, although there is some evidence of some substitution of wind with solar and coal with natural gas.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099730506302220791/IDU0c7cf3a650c090041700b290040b2900decfb
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10116
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/37648
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC : World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;10116
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY MIX
dc.subjectCOVID SEVERITY
dc.subjectCOOLING DEGREE DAYS
dc.subjectHEATING DEGREE DAYS
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.titleThe Impact of COVID-19 on Electricity Generationen
dc.title.subtitleAn Empirical Investigationen
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2022-06-30
okr.date.lastmodified2022-06-30T00:00:00Zen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099730506302220791/IDU0c7cf3a650c090041700b290040b2900decfb
okr.guid099730506302220791
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10116
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum33858662
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okr.topicEnergy::Electric Power
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.unitDevelopment Economics, Development Research Group
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