Comparative study of sustainability of the electrical power industry in Mexico and its northern border region

Patricia Navarro Alvarado, Jesus Fernando Hinojosa Palafox and Miguel Angel Vazquez Ruiz

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2011, vol. 15, issue 9, 4726-4731

Abstract: The concept of sustainable development with three-dimensional formula was used to compare the sustainability of the electricity industry in Mexico and its northern border. Energy indicators for economic, social, and environmental dimensions were applied to the electricity industry between 1993 and 2006. According to the resulting indicators there was no balance between the dimensions. The environmental dimension yielded the least sustainable one, whereas the social dimension yielded the most sustainable indicator both in Mexico and in its northern border. The economic dimension presented greater differences in the indicators between Mexico and its northern border. The global indicator showed that sustainability in Mexico's northern border is higher than it is in Mexico. Energy policies must be applied to increase the sustainability of most indicators, to achieve a balance between the dimensions and to obtain progress toward sustainable development electrical power.

Keywords: Electricity industry; Sustainable development; Energy sustainable indicators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.080

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