Title: Efficiency assessment of waste incineration power plants in China using data envelopment analysis

Authors: Yunna Wu; Xiaoshan Lin

Addresses: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of New Energy and Low-Carbon Development, North China Electric Power University, Changping Beijing, 102206, China ' School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of New Energy and Low-Carbon Development, North China Electric Power University, Changping Beijing, 102206, China

Abstract: China has ranked first in waste incineration power capacity and loading capacity owing to the promotion of favourable policies since 2017. Because of economic and environmental advantages, incineration power generation has become the most promising waste disposal method. To help further promote improve incineration power generation so as to improve the energy efficiency, this paper analyses the power generation and carbon emission reduction efficiency of 31 waste incineration power plants in China using data envelopment analysis. According to the results, all waste incineration power plants studied operate at an acceptable level and 70% of the operating efficiency them is approved to be efficient. As a result, waste incineration power plants of China have higher productive efficiency with lower environmental efficiency. Based on the result, this paper proposes suggestions for the waste incineration power industry in China, which may provide a reference for policy makers and firm managers.

Keywords: waste incineration power plant; power generation efficiency; data envelopment analysis; carbon emissions reductions; China.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBCRM.2019.102599

International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, 2019 Vol.9 No.4, pp.312 - 332

Received: 21 Jul 2018
Accepted: 12 Dec 2018
Published online: 30 Sep 2019 *

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