ENERGY DIAGNOSIS - TOWARD A POLICY-ORIENTED APPROACH FOR ENERGY PLANNING IN DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES

The oil crisis drastically changed trends in energy consumption and production. In industrial countries, the traditional approach to energy planning was replaced by the end-uses approach. This approach has been introduced in developing countries, but it can hardly deal with the double energy transition facing these countries. A policy-oriented approach is proposed that emphasizes the role of energy diagnosis in the energy planning process, and introduces the decision node as a conceptual framework for policymaking. © 1990.