Rabin Shrestha

The implications of efficient electrical appliances for CO<SUB align=right>2 mitigation and power generation: the case of Nepal

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Page 1. Int. J. Environment and Pollution, Vol. 9, Nos. 2/3, 1998 237 The implications of efficie... more

Environmental implications of electricity purchase from independent power producers: a case study from Thailand

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2003

This paper analyses the effect on the environment of electricity purchase from independent power ... more This paper analyses the effect on the environment of electricity purchase from independent power producers (IPPs) in the case of Thailand. The environmental implication is evaluated in terms of the net change in emission of air pollutants with electricity purchase from IPPs by a utility. The main finding of the study is that electricity purchase from a non-dispatchable IPP plant based on coal-fired generation would increase the net emissions compared with that without the purchase from IPPs. The study also shows that the lower plant factor of the IPP plant would also increase the emission of air pollutants. Furthermore, with non-dispatchable IPP plants, the total emission of air pollutants would increase, whereas with dispatchable IPP plants the total emission would decrease with the level of electricity purchases.

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Tree Planting Zones in Nepal: an ecological approach based on vegetation types

Prospective Evaluation of Vascular Complications after Liver Transplantation: Comparison of Conventional and Microbubble Contrast-enhanced US

Radiology, 2006

To prospectively compare diagnostic performance of conventional Doppler ultrasonography (US) and ... more

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Power sector development in India with CO2 emission targets: Effects of regional grid integration and the role of clean technologies

International Journal of Energy Research, 2003

... Solar energy ... cost (Comprising capacity, fuel and operation costs) of power generation ove... more

Environmental emission mitigation potential of efficient electrical appliances in Sri Lanka

International Journal of Energy Research, 1998

This study assesses the techno-economic potential of selected efficient demand-side appliances to... more This study assesses the techno-economic potential of selected efficient demand-side appliances to mitigate emission of air pollutants from the power sector of Sri Lanka. The study shows that through the use of the selected efficient appliances a total of about 38 646 GWh (i.e. 18)5% of total electricity generation) and about 25)6% (29 541, 000 tons), 34)2% (293,000 tons) and 34)6% (374,000 tons) of the total CO , SO and NO V emission respectively could be avoided during 1997-2015 with the use of the efficient appliances from the technical and national economic perspectives. The generation savings from utility and user perspectives and emission mitigation potential are, however, significantly smaller as all the selected appliances are not found cost effective from these perspectives. This is mainly because electricity prices in the commercial and industrial sectors exceed the corresponding long-run marginal cost (LRMC) of electricity supply.

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Economics of clean development mechanism power projects under alternative approaches for setting baseline emissions

Energy Policy, 2004

Setting the baseline emission and estimating emission reductions associated with a climate friend... more Setting the baseline emission and estimating emission reductions associated with a climate friendly project are among the key issues involved in identification of a clean development mechanism (CDM) project under the Kyoto Protocol. This paper presents a methodology for identification of a CDM project and assessment of its environmental and economic implications under alternative approaches for establishing baseline emission, that is, traditional supply based planning and integrated resource planning (IRP). The paper also examines the role of ''rebound effect'' in the assessment of emission reductions from the CDM project under the IRP approach. A case study of India based on the methodology is presented in the paper. The study shows that the level of emission mitigation from the power system with a particular CDM project and the associated emission abatement cost could vary significantly with the type of approach used for determining the baseline emission. It also shows that the optimal timing for implementation of the CDM project could vary with the type of the baseline approach used. Furthermore, our analysis shows that under each of the baseline approaches, the net benefit from a candidate CDM project need not increase with its size (i.e., generating capacity).

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Environmental and electricity planning implications of carbon tax and technological constraints in a developing country

Energy Policy, 1998

This paper examines the interfuel/technological substitution and electricity demand effects of ca... more

Environmental and power generation implications of efficient electrical appliances for India

Energy, 1998

... 12. Shrestha, RM, Pradhan, DL, Kumarihamy, A. Methodology for assessment of techno-economic p... more

Tree Planting Zones in Nepal

Citation: Lillesø, JPB, Dhakal, LP, Shrestha, TB, Nayaju, RP, Shrestha, R. and Kjaer, ED 2001. Tr... more

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Comparative study of power purchase agreements in the Nepalese environment

Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 2006

This paper describes the experiences and the contentious issues on eight existing PPAs in Nepal w... more This paper describes the experiences and the contentious issues on eight existing PPAs in Nepal with varying type of investment, the key areas where IPPs are treated fairly and the areas where IPPs are discriminated against by the clauses are highlighted. Power Purchase Agreements on IPPs in Nepal are of three types: with foreign investment, local investment and investment in JV with the Utility. A critical issue in designing power purchase agreements is to create a level playing field for the players to secure successful and sustainable IPPs and PPAs. To create this environment, discriminatory clauses or unequal treatment to IPPs in the key issues of the PPAs should be avoided; the key issues being power purchase guarantees, force majeure guarantees, financial and foreign exchange guarantees, operation guarantees, and guarantees concerning insurance and dispute resolution. The analysis shows that discriminatory clauses and unequal treatment are present in the key issues of the agre...

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