Stronger Power : Improving Power Sector Resilience to Natural Hazards

Stronger Power : Improving Power Sector Resilience to Natural Hazards

The power sector is both highly vulnerable to natural hazards and a priority for any country'srecovery and reconstruction. After Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017, most of the power gridwas down. One year and tens of billions of dollars l...

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Main Authors: Nicolas, Claire, Rentschler, Jun, Potter van Loon, Albertine, Oguah, Sam, Schweikert, Amy, Deinert, Mark, Koks, Elco, Arderne, Christopher, Cubas, Diana, Li, Jie, Ichikawa, Eriko
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
POWER SECTOR
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
NATURAL DISASTER
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
THERMAL POWER
NUCLEAR POWER
HYDROPOWER
ENERGY TRANSMISSION
POWER GRID
CLIMATE CHANGE
RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/200771560790885170/Stronger-Power-Improving-Power-Sector-Resilience-to-Natural-Hazards
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31910

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