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Environmental Issues in the Power Sector : Long-Term Impacts and Policy Options for Karnataka

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-25T21:03:02Z
dc.date.available2014-04-25T21:03:02Z
dc.date.issued2004-10
dc.description.abstractThis study of the long-term environmental impacts and policy options for power sector development in Karnataka, is one of a series undertaken by the Bank, in cooperation with the Government of India and state governments. It is a follow-up to the broader study Environmental Issues in the Power Sector (EIPS) (ESMAP/World Bank 1998), and the general methodology developed for EIPS, is used for this analysis. The study begins by evaluating the impacts of the baseline reform scenario, and then perturbs this scenario for the options examined, including a scenario of "stalled reform," to enable assessment of the costs and benefits of reform. Because Karnataka has already implemented significant reform measures, "no reform" (as used in the original 1998 EIPS study) is not a useful scenario. The critical insight of this study is that the damage costs of emissions from grid-based fossil plants are between one and two orders of magnitude smaller than those of captive and self-generation units, emissions from which are essentially uncontrolled, and occur in more populated areas at, or near ground level. The report addresses the coal-by-wire option, which would shift from Karnataka to the producing states the environmental impacts that are associated with coal generation. It may well be that the producing states will as a result, have to impose much higher coal royalties, and, it is also likely that coal-producing areas would encounter water resource constraints: while Karnataka is a drought-prone state for which the opportunity costs of consumptive use are higher than in the eastern states of Bihar and Orissa, it is unclear if mine-mouth projects in those states could serve the bulk of the power needs of both southern, and northern India in the decade 2010-2020. The study highlights that power sector reform is the single most important step that may be taken to mitigate the environmental impacts of the power sector, while tariff reform is the second most important policy option for environmental sustainability, with demand-side management being a win-win factor. Consumptive water use for thermal generation is a major issue in Karnataka. Gas combined-cycle combustion turbines, which are attractive for their relatively low air emissions, consume only one third of the water that a steam-cycle project uses. The use of imported coal would be a viable option for Karnataka, if the existing customs duty on imported coal were to be removed. This study shows that the probable capital cost decreases for wind power, would still permit an acceptable rate of return for developers, but that the pace of new projects may slow as only the best sites will warrant development under the new tariff.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/6039568/environmental-issues-power-sector-long-term-impacts-policy-options-karnataka
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18083
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18083
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEnergy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP);no. ESM 293
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACID RAIN
dc.subjectADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR EMISSIONS
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectANNUAL CAPACITY FACTOR
dc.subjectASH
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectBAGASSE COGENERATION
dc.subjectBASELINE EXPANSION PLAN
dc.subjectBED COMBUSTION
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOAL PRICES
dc.subjectCOAL WASHING
dc.subjectCOGENERATION
dc.subjectCOGENERATION PLANTS
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOST OF COAL
dc.subjectCRUDE OIL
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectDESULFURIZATION
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL FUEL
dc.subjectDIESEL OIL
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION COMPANY
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC COAL
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY BOARDS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION CALCULATION
dc.subjectEMISSION STANDARDS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectFLUE GAS
dc.subjectFOSSIL PLANTS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL PRICING
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGAS PIPELINE
dc.subjectGAS PRICES
dc.subjectGENERATION UNITS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEAT CONTENT
dc.subjectHEATERS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLNG
dc.subjectLOAD CURVE
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARKET LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNUCLEAR POWER
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectOPEC
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPARTICULATE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectPARTICULATE MATTER
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectPOWER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER PROJECTS
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOWER TRADING
dc.subjectPOWER TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectPOWER UTILITIES
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITIES
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectSO2
dc.subjectSOX
dc.subjectSULFUR
dc.subjectSULFUR DIOXIDE
dc.subjectSULFUR EMISSIONS
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTHERMAL POWER
dc.subjectTRANSFER PAYMENTS
dc.subjectVARIABLE COSTS
dc.subjectVOLTAGE
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWASTE DISPOSAL
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND GENERATION
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectWORLD OIL
dc.titleEnvironmental Issues in the Power Sector : Long-Term Impacts and Policy Options for Karnatakaen
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okr.date.disclosure2005-07-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:02:06.132081Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::ESMAP Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/6039568/environmental-issues-power-sector-long-term-impacts-policy-options-karnataka
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20050701094307
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6039568
okr.identifier.reportESM293
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/07/01/000012009_20050701094307/Rendered/PDF/ESM2930rev.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.unitEnergy Sectr Mngmt Assist Progrm (ETWES)
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