Abstract

GIRALDI-DIAZ, M.R  and  FRANCOIS-LACOUTURE, J.L. A simple methodology to assess the energy and electricity utilization of a country. Ing. invest. y tecnol. [online]. 2008, vol.9, n.1, pp.1-15. ISSN 2594-0732.

A simple methodology was developed to assess the efficiency of resource utilization in the energy sector. This was made possible by grouping several variables related to the same general concept into one parameter. Similar at tempts have been made in the case of the Human Development Index created by the United Nations, and in a more elaborate concept related to the Sustainable Development Index developed by the University of Yale and the University of Columbia. A comparison is done, and possible correlations are analyzed between these indexes and that developed in this work. Results show that when one variable has a very favorable value in the energy context of the country, the index is greatly influenced. This can be observed by the fact that the proposed index improves in the case of countries with a surplus of energy resources. Despite the general approach of the developed method, the obtained index can be a first hand tool to evaluate the energy and electricity utilization of a country. This index can be properly integrated with similar indexes to achieve a more precise diagnosis of the situation of the country in question.

Keywords : Energy; electricity; sustainable development; energy intensity index; human development index; sustainable development index.

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