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Toward Cleaner, Cheaper Power : Streamlined Licensing of Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil

Brazil is confronted with steadily increasing demands for electricity. The country has the ability to meet that demand by developing its considerable hydropower potential, but the regulatory process that governs the approval of new hydroelectric pl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADVERSE EFFECTS
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
APPROACH
CAPACITY SHORTAGES
COAL
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DIESEL
ELECTRICITY
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
GENERATION
HYDRO PLANTS
HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION
HYDROELECTRIC PLANT
HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER PLANT
HYDROPOWER PLANTS
HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL
HYDROPOWER PROJECTS
INVENTORY
MARGINAL COSTS
NUCLEAR GENERATION
NUCLEAR PLANTS
OPPORTUNITY COST
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
POWER
POWER INDUSTRY
POWER PLANTS
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
SOCIAL COSTS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
THERMAL PLANTS
TOTAL COSTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/02/10239665/toward-cleaner-cheaper-power-streamlined-licensing-hydroelectric-projects-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11729

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