A Systems Approach to Development Planning of the Fuel Power Industry of a Planned-Economy Country

The aim of this paper is to characterize the main principles of a systems approach to development planning of the fuel power industry of a country with planned economy. The paper is based on the experience of the USSR; in particular, it reflects results of researches of the Siberian Power Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. The paper forms part of the IIASA Energy Project investigation into the long-term (15-50 years) energy evolution of various countries (developed and developing, with planned and non-planned economy), taking into account global interfaces and constraints.