Interfuel substitution, hydroelectricity consumption and CO2 emissions mitigation in Malaysia: evidence from a transcendental logarithm (trans-log) cost function framework

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to estimate the interfuel substitution elasticities between hydropower and the fossil fuels of coal and natural gas used in the generation of electricity for Malaysia.

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Keywords

Interfuel substitution, Hydropower, CO2 emission mitigation, Malaysia, Trans-log cost function, Seemingly unrelated regression (SUR)

Citation

Bello, M. O., Solarin, S. A., & Yen, Y. Y. (2020). Interfuel substitution, hydroelectricity consumption and CO 2 emissions mitigation in Malaysia: evidence from a transcendental logarithm (trans-log) cost function framework. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 17162-17174.

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