strategy
Generating electrical power
Synonyms:
Developing electricity generationProducing electricity
Building power stations
Implementation:
In 2001, the US Vice President announced his government's intended policy to increase development of fossil fuels for electricity generation to meet the country's needs for growth and to accelerate the building of power plants, powered by nuclear or fossil fuels, to a rate of one new electricity-generating plant a week for 20 years. Broader:
Providing adequate electrical supply Narrower:
Developing nuclear powerInterconnecting energy networksGenerating hydro electric powerDeveloping alternative electricityForming rural electricity cooperativesGenerating electricity from organic wastesUsing cogeneration of electricity and heatUsing cogeneration of electricity and heat Constrained by:
Slowing down building of electricity power stations Facilitated by:
Using solar energyExchange expertise on boilersReducing environmental impacts of electrical power generation Values:
Power Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency UNIPEDE - International Union of Producers and Distributors of Electrical Energy Union for the Coordination of Transmission of Electricity International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers, Europe Subjects:
Resources → EnergyIndustry → Production
Technology → Electricity
Development → Development
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
