The Gas Industry of the North of Spain, c. 1845–1950

Jesús M. Valdaliso (), Patricia Suárez () and Carlos Alvarado-García
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Jesús M. Valdaliso: Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, UPV/EHU
Patricia Suárez: Universidad de Oviedo, UniOvi
Carlos Alvarado-García: Universidad de Deusto, UD

A chapter in The Gas Sector in Latin Europe’s Industrial History, 2023, pp 101-116 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter focuses on the origins and development of the gas industry of the North of Spain (the Cantabrian regions of Asturias, Santander and the Basque Country) from c. 1845 to 1950, and attempts to quantify its relative importance in the Spanish gas industry as a whole in terms of companies, production, consumption and clients. By analysing the different gasworks of the region, the chapter also reviews the changes in technologies and markets during the period, the companies’ strategies to cope with the competition of electricity and to shocks such as World War I or the Spanish Civil War and the evolution of costs and prices.

Keywords: Gasworks; Coal; Lighting; Electricity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36674-1_9

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