Performance Evaluation of Thermal Power Generation: Non-Parametric Frontier Approach

Sahba Fatima
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Sahba Fatima: School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India.

Bulletin of Energy Economics (BEE), 2016, vol. 4, issue 1, 81-92

Abstract: This paper employs Data Envelopment Analysis under input-oriented approach, for evaluating the generation performance of coal-based thermal power plants in India covering the period 2001-02 to 2010-11. The average score of 79.19 % in technical efficiency was observed which remained stable with slight improvement during the period. Improved technological change has contributed to the performance of the sector and malmquist productivity index has witnessed an increase. Privately-owned plants compared to public sector ones showed a fairly high average technical efficiency of 90 % as against the overall average of 79.19 %. Technically efficient plants emit less suspended particulate matter.

Keywords: Technical Efficiency; Malmquist Productivity Index; Thermal Power Generation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C61 L51 L94 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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