Research Article

Environmental and Economic Optimization Model for Electric System Planning in Ningxia, China: Inexact Stochastic Risk-Aversion Programming Approach

Table 1

Regional electricity demands and electricity generation targets.

Time periodt = 1t = 2t = 3

Demand level probability (%)
Low (L)252015
Medium (M)506055
High (H)252030

Local total electricity demand (103 GWh)
Demand levelLocal demandExpert electricityLocal demandExpert electricityLocal demandExpert electricity

Low (L)335, 350110, 120350, 370130, 140365, 385150, 180
Medium (M)335, 375125, 135375, 400140, 140390, 420165, 180
High (H)380, 390140, 150400, 415150, 165425, 440180, 195

Electricity generation targets of each power conversion technology (103 GWh)
Coal-fired power, 157.5, 280155, 260]152.5, 250
Gas-fired power, 30, 10035, 125]40, 150
Hydropower, 25, 5027.5, 7530, 120
Wind power, 10, 4010, 4510, 55
Solar power, 5, 255, 355, 45