...Osiris Jorge Parcero Purpose This paper aims to assess the productivity and efficiency of a panel of 42 electricity generation utilities operating in 10 EU countries plus Switzerland during the turbulent period 2003–2011. Design/methodology/approach This paper applies data envelopment analysis...

... that capital deepening due to technology upgradation and modernisation and capital productivity growth are the decisive determinants of energy efficiency growth. Furthermore, the ever-increasing fuel price motivated industries to conserve energy on a steady basis, supplemented by energy conservation-specific...

...Alireza Fallahi; Fatemeh Fallahi; Hassan Sarhadi; S.F. Ghaderi; Reza Ebrahimi Purpose This study evaluates the efficiency and productivity change of 39 electricity distribution companies in Iran over the period 2005-2014. For purposes of electricity management and utilization of scarce resources...