International Journal of Energy Sector Management: Volume 7 Issue 4

Estimation of operational efficiency and its determinants using DEA: The case of Indian coal-fired power plants

Sudhir Kumar Singh, Vijay Kumar Bajpai

The purpose of this study is to benchmark the performance of state-owned coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) and test whether plant-specific knowledge in terms of quality of coal…

Contagion effect of the oil shock and US financial crisis on the GCC and BRIC countries

Achraf Ghorbel, Younes Boujelbene

This paper aims to employ GARCH-class models (GARCH, IGARCH and CGARCH) to estimate the volatility persistence on crude oil, US, Gulf Corporation Council (GCC), Brazil, Russia…

What causes increase in gas prices: the case of Ukraine

Anatoliy G. Goncharuk

The paper aims to test the hypothesis about increasing the efficiency of gas distribution companies in the period of high gas prices on the example of Ukraine that is highly…

Rationality of supplier switching in retail electricity markets

Salla Annala, Satu Viljainen, Jussi Tuunanen

– This paper aims to study the rationality of residential electricity customers' decision-making based on their behavior in liberalized electricity markets.

A case study on solar chimney-assisted ventilation for residential building in India

Shiv Lal, S.C. Kaushik, P.K. Bhargava

The ventilation and air-conditioning systems consume the highest energy in the building sector. The proper ventilation in residential buildings through the passive solar systems…

Measuring and comparing the performances of energy retail companies: Firm strategies following the liberalization

Guendalina Capece, Francesca Di Pillo, Nathan Levialdi

In the last decade, the Italian natural gas market has undergone profound changes. The slow ongoing process of liberalization that began in 2000 has produced many changes in the…

Editorial

Prasanta Kumar Dey