Sri Lanka : Environmental Iissues in the Power Sector

This paper describes the study undertaken to assist the government of Sri Lanka in identifying a path toward sustainable power development. The timing of the report is important, as Sri Lanka is about to embark on the development of coal-fired powe...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Energy Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ASH
CO2
ESP
GAS
GHG
LNG
NOX
SO2
SOX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/16408814/sri-lanka-environmental-issues-power-sector
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12877
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topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACID
ACID DEPOSITION
ACIDIFICATION
AIR EMISSIONS
AIR POLLUTANTS
AIR QUALITY
AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS
ALTERNATIVE POLICIES
AMBIENT AIR
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
APPROACH
ASH
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BED COMBUSTION
BED COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES
BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIOMASS
CALCULATION
CAPACITY FACTOR
CAPACITY SHORTAGES
CAPITAL COSTS
CARBON
CARBON ACCOUNTING
CARBON CREDITS
CARBON MARKET
CARBON MARKETS
CARBON PRICE
CLEAN COAL
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CO2
COAL
COAL GENERATION
COAL PLANT
COAL PLANTS
COAL PRICE
COAL PRICES
COAL TECHNOLOGIES
COAL UNITS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION TURBINE
COMBUSTION TURBINES
CONCENTRATIONS OF POLLUTANTS
COST ESTIMATES
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL PRICE
DEFORESTATION
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DEMAND FORECAST
DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT
DIESEL
DISCOUNT RATE
DISPOSABLE INCOME
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECOSYSTEM
ELASTICITIES
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY PRICES
ELECTRICITY SALES
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
EMISSION
EMISSION CONTROL
EMISSION FACTORS
EMISSION LEVELS
EMISSION REDUCTION
EMISSION REGULATIONS
EMISSION STANDARD
EMISSION STANDARDS
EMISSION STANDARDS FOR COAL
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS FROM COAL
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY MIX
ENERGY OUTLOOK
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES
ESP
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNALITIES
FLUE GAS
FOREST COVER
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
FUEL
FUEL COST
FUEL COSTS
FUEL OIL
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
GAS
GAS COMBUSTION
GAS IMPORTS
GAS PRICES
GAS TURBINE
GASIFICATION
GHG
GLOBAL CARBON MARKET
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
HEAT
HEAT RATES
HEAVY FUEL OIL
HEAVY OIL
HIGHER ENERGY PRICES
HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL
HYDROLOGY
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
INCANDESCENT BULBS
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
IPCC
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS
LNG
LOAD FACTOR
LOAD SHEDDING
LOSS OF FOREST
MARKET PRICES
METHANE
NATIONAL GRID
NATURAL GAS
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NITROGEN
NOX
NUCLEAR FUEL
OIL IMPORTS
OIL PRICE
OIL PRICE SCENARIO
OIL PRICES
OIL PRODUCTS
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
OZONE
PARTICLES
PARTICULATE
PARTICULATE MATTER
PARTICULATES
PEAK DEMAND
PEAK DEMAND PERIODS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM COKE
PETROLEUM GAS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PIPELINE
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY SCENARIOS
POLLUTION
POPULATION DENSITIES
POWER
POWER BLOCK
POWER CORPORATION
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
POWER PLANT
POWER PLANT SITE
POWER PLANTS
POWER PRODUCER
POWER SECTOR
POWER STATION
POWER STATIONS
POWER SYSTEM
POWER SYSTEM PLANNING
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE SPIKES
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
REDUCING EMISSIONS
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
RENEWABLE SOURCES
RESIDUAL OIL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SHADOW PRICES
SMALL HYDROPOWER
SMALL POWER PRODUCERS
SO2
SOX
SPOT MARKET
SPOT PRICE
STACK HEIGHT
SULPHUR
SULPHUR CONTENT
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TIMBER
TRADEOFFS
VARIABLE COSTS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WIND
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACID
ACID DEPOSITION
ACIDIFICATION
AIR EMISSIONS
AIR POLLUTANTS
AIR QUALITY
AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS
ALTERNATIVE POLICIES
AMBIENT AIR
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
APPROACH
ASH
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BED COMBUSTION
BED COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES
BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIOMASS
CALCULATION
CAPACITY FACTOR
CAPACITY SHORTAGES
CAPITAL COSTS
CARBON
CARBON ACCOUNTING
CARBON CREDITS
CARBON MARKET
CARBON MARKETS
CARBON PRICE
CLEAN COAL
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CO2
COAL
COAL GENERATION
COAL PLANT
COAL PLANTS
COAL PRICE
COAL PRICES
COAL TECHNOLOGIES
COAL UNITS
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION TURBINE
COMBUSTION TURBINES
CONCENTRATIONS OF POLLUTANTS
COST ESTIMATES
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL PRICE
DEFORESTATION
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DEMAND FORECAST
DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT
DIESEL
DISCOUNT RATE
DISPOSABLE INCOME
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECOSYSTEM
ELASTICITIES
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY PRICES
ELECTRICITY SALES
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
EMISSION
EMISSION CONTROL
EMISSION FACTORS
EMISSION LEVELS
EMISSION REDUCTION
EMISSION REGULATIONS
EMISSION STANDARD
EMISSION STANDARDS
EMISSION STANDARDS FOR COAL
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS FROM COAL
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY MIX
ENERGY OUTLOOK
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES
ESP
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNALITIES
FLUE GAS
FOREST COVER
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
FUEL
FUEL COST
FUEL COSTS
FUEL OIL
FUEL PRICE
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
GAS
GAS COMBUSTION
GAS IMPORTS
GAS PRICES
GAS TURBINE
GASIFICATION
GHG
GLOBAL CARBON MARKET
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
HEAT
HEAT RATES
HEAVY FUEL OIL
HEAVY OIL
HIGHER ENERGY PRICES
HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL
HYDROLOGY
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
INCANDESCENT BULBS
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL WASTE
IPCC
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS
LNG
LOAD FACTOR
LOAD SHEDDING
LOSS OF FOREST
MARKET PRICES
METHANE
NATIONAL GRID
NATURAL GAS
NEGATIVE IMPACT
NITROGEN
NOX
NUCLEAR FUEL
OIL IMPORTS
OIL PRICE
OIL PRICE SCENARIO
OIL PRICES
OIL PRODUCTS
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
OZONE
PARTICLES
PARTICULATE
PARTICULATE MATTER
PARTICULATES
PEAK DEMAND
PEAK DEMAND PERIODS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM COKE
PETROLEUM GAS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PIPELINE
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY SCENARIOS
POLLUTION
POPULATION DENSITIES
POWER
POWER BLOCK
POWER CORPORATION
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
POWER PLANT
POWER PLANT SITE
POWER PLANTS
POWER PRODUCER
POWER SECTOR
POWER STATION
POWER STATIONS
POWER SYSTEM
POWER SYSTEM PLANNING
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE SPIKES
PRICE SUBSIDIES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
REDUCING EMISSIONS
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
RENEWABLE SOURCES
RESIDUAL OIL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SHADOW PRICES
SMALL HYDROPOWER
SMALL POWER PRODUCERS
SO2
SOX
SPOT MARKET
SPOT PRICE
STACK HEIGHT
SULPHUR
SULPHUR CONTENT
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TIMBER
TRADEOFFS
VARIABLE COSTS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WIND
World Bank
Sri Lanka : Environmental Iissues in the Power Sector
geographic_facet South Asia
Sri Lanka
description This paper describes the study undertaken to assist the government of Sri Lanka in identifying a path toward sustainable power development. The timing of the report is important, as Sri Lanka is about to embark on the development of coal-fired power plants over the coming years. The purpose of this study is to determine how much cheaper coal-fired generation is than other energy sources; how much more environmentally friendly are the alternatives; what impacts would be more environmentally friendly; and what effect would the policies have on power sector costs and electricity tariffs. The report seeks to provide a quantitative analysis that will help decision-makers assess various power sector policy options in terms of the trade-offs between environment, costs, and other impacts. The study makes recommendations only if options are unambiguously winwin; but more often than not, tradeoffs are required, and ultimately the government must decide what it considers to be more important. A number of alternative policies and technologies were systematically analysed, and the report gives a brief description of each option.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Sri Lanka : Environmental Iissues in the Power Sector
title_short Sri Lanka : Environmental Iissues in the Power Sector
title_full Sri Lanka : Environmental Iissues in the Power Sector
title_fullStr Sri Lanka : Environmental Iissues in the Power Sector
title_full_unstemmed Sri Lanka : Environmental Iissues in the Power Sector
title_sort sri lanka : environmental iissues in the power sector
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/16408814/sri-lanka-environmental-issues-power-sector
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12877
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spelling okr-10986-128772021-04-23T14:03:03Z Sri Lanka : Environmental Iissues in the Power Sector World Bank ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACID ACID DEPOSITION ACIDIFICATION AIR EMISSIONS AIR POLLUTANTS AIR QUALITY AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS ALTERNATIVE POLICIES AMBIENT AIR AMBIENT AIR QUALITY AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS AMBIENT TEMPERATURE APPROACH ASH AVAILABILITY BALANCE BED COMBUSTION BED COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIOMASS CALCULATION CAPACITY FACTOR CAPACITY SHORTAGES CAPITAL COSTS CARBON CARBON ACCOUNTING CARBON CREDITS CARBON MARKET CARBON MARKETS CARBON PRICE CLEAN COAL CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO2 COAL COAL GENERATION COAL PLANT COAL PLANTS COAL PRICE COAL PRICES COAL TECHNOLOGIES COAL UNITS COMBUSTION COMBUSTION TURBINE COMBUSTION TURBINES CONCENTRATIONS OF POLLUTANTS COST ESTIMATES CRUDE OIL CRUDE OIL PRICE DEFORESTATION DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DEMAND FORECAST DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT DIESEL DISCOUNT RATE DISPOSABLE INCOME ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECOSYSTEM ELASTICITIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY SYSTEM ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRIFICATION ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS EMISSION EMISSION CONTROL EMISSION FACTORS EMISSION LEVELS EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REGULATIONS EMISSION STANDARD EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSION STANDARDS FOR COAL EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM COAL EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY MIX ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY POLICY ENERGY SOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES ESP EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES FLUE GAS FOREST COVER FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUELS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FUEL FUEL COST FUEL COSTS FUEL OIL FUEL PRICE FUEL PRICES FUEL SUBSTITUTION FUELS GAS GAS COMBUSTION GAS IMPORTS GAS PRICES GAS TURBINE GASIFICATION GHG GLOBAL CARBON MARKET GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT HEAT HEAT RATES HEAVY FUEL OIL HEAVY OIL HIGHER ENERGY PRICES HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL HYDROLOGY HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION INCANDESCENT BULBS INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INDUSTRIAL WASTE IPCC LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS LNG LOAD FACTOR LOAD SHEDDING LOSS OF FOREST MARKET PRICES METHANE NATIONAL GRID NATURAL GAS NEGATIVE IMPACT NITROGEN NOX NUCLEAR FUEL OIL IMPORTS OIL PRICE OIL PRICE SCENARIO OIL PRICES OIL PRODUCTS OPPORTUNITY COSTS OZONE PARTICLES PARTICULATE PARTICULATE MATTER PARTICULATES PEAK DEMAND PEAK DEMAND PERIODS PETROLEUM PETROLEUM COKE PETROLEUM GAS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PIPELINE POLICY MAKERS POLICY SCENARIOS POLLUTION POPULATION DENSITIES POWER POWER BLOCK POWER CORPORATION POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION CAPACITY POWER GENERATION SYSTEM POWER PLANT POWER PLANT SITE POWER PLANTS POWER PRODUCER POWER SECTOR POWER STATION POWER STATIONS POWER SYSTEM POWER SYSTEM PLANNING PRESENT VALUE PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE SPIKES PRICE SUBSIDIES PUBLIC UTILITIES QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS REDUCING EMISSIONS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY RENEWABLE SOURCES RESIDUAL OIL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SHADOW PRICES SMALL HYDROPOWER SMALL POWER PRODUCERS SO2 SOX SPOT MARKET SPOT PRICE STACK HEIGHT SULPHUR SULPHUR CONTENT THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANTS TIMBER TRADEOFFS VARIABLE COSTS WASTE DISPOSAL WIND This paper describes the study undertaken to assist the government of Sri Lanka in identifying a path toward sustainable power development. The timing of the report is important, as Sri Lanka is about to embark on the development of coal-fired power plants over the coming years. The purpose of this study is to determine how much cheaper coal-fired generation is than other energy sources; how much more environmentally friendly are the alternatives; what impacts would be more environmentally friendly; and what effect would the policies have on power sector costs and electricity tariffs. The report seeks to provide a quantitative analysis that will help decision-makers assess various power sector policy options in terms of the trade-offs between environment, costs, and other impacts. The study makes recommendations only if options are unambiguously winwin; but more often than not, tradeoffs are required, and ultimately the government must decide what it considers to be more important. A number of alternative policies and technologies were systematically analysed, and the report gives a brief description of each option. 2013-03-24T23:06:24Z 2013-03-24T23:06:24Z 2010-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/16408814/sri-lanka-environmental-issues-power-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12877 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia Sri Lanka