Enhancing Energy and Environmental Efficiency in the Power Sectors: A Case Study of Singapore and China

Muhammad Mohsin, Han Phoumin (), Ik Joong Youn () and Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary ()
Additional contact information
Muhammad Mohsin: School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China
Han Phoumin: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Ik Joong Youn: Hallym University of Graduate Studies, Seoul, Korea

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2021, vol. 23, issue 03n04, 1-26

Abstract: This study investigates the determinants of efficiency in the energy sectors of China and Singapore. It examines three possible futures for the electricity industry in China and Singapore: business as usual, energy efficiency improvement, and regulation and incentive improvement. A panel dataset was subjected to cross-sectional analysis using data envelopment analysis and Tobit regression. In the last 10 years, the electric power sector has reduced carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and mercury emission rates by 90%, 88%, and 95%, respectively, as a result of imperatives for the closing of small coal-fired power stations, air emissions regulations and the utilisation of renewable energy initiatives. Finally, it is suggested that the maximum capabilities of such expenditures can only be achieved if they are considered and involved in the project discovery process, rather than just as an add-on to initiatives initially planned as demand initiatives.

Keywords: Energy efficiency; power sector; data envelopment analysis and Tobit regression; coal consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (17)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S1464333222500181
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:23:y:2021:i:03n04:n:s1464333222500181

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from

DOI: 10.1142/S1464333222500181

Access Statistics for this article

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM) is currently edited by Thomas Fischer

More articles in Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM) from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Tai Tone Lim ().