What Does Cost Structure Have to Say about Thermal Plant Energy Efficiency? The Case from Angola

This paper analyzes the efficiency of thermal power plants in Angola by means of a two-stage Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach. In the first stage, a novel super-efficiency DEA model for undesirable outputs (CO<sub>2</sub> emission levels and discharge of polluted water) is initia...

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Main Authors: Abdollah Hadi-Vencheh, Peter Wanke, Ali Jamshidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/9/2404