Abstract
In this paper, the input-oriented distance function is applied to the efficiency analysis of China’s electricity, thermal power production and supply industries. Due to the obvious gap between China’s east, central and west, we use the metafrontier method to divide the data into three parts according to east, central and west. On the basis of the previous research, this paper makes some innovations in the estimation method, that is, using the two-stage linear programming method to estimate the common boundary input distance function. The results show that the technical efficiency of the eastern, central and western regions is significantly different, which is mainly reflected in that the technical efficiency of the eastern region is higher than that of the central and western regions, and the efficiency gap between the three regions shows no signs of narrowing during the “eleventh five-year plan” and “twelfth five-year plan”. Therefore, the electricity, thermal power production and supply industries in central and western China still need to change the development mode and improve the development quality.
Highlights
Electricity, thermal power production and supply industry is the basic pillar industry for national economic development
The results show that the technical efficiency of the eastern, central and western regions is significantly different, which is mainly reflected in that the technical efficiency of the eastern region is higher than that of the central and western regions, and the efficiency gap between the three regions shows no signs of narrowing during the “eleventh five-year plan” and “twelfth five-year plan”
The electricity, thermal power production and supply industries are closely related to the development of the national economy, so it is of great research value
Summary
Electricity, thermal power production and supply industry is the basic pillar industry for national economic development. In addition to producing a lot of carbon dioxide, according to the 2009 China environmental statistical annual report, the power industry in this industry emits a lot of nitrogen oxides and soot, accounting for 64.5% and 40.8% of the total national emissions in that year respectively From this point of view, the pollutants produced by the production and supply industries of power and heat have an extremely important impact on the quality of China’s atmospheric environment. The development mode of China’s electricity, thermal power production and supply industry in the “eleventh five-year”, “twelfth five-year” period is relatively extensive, to promote the industry to improve quality and efficiency, eliminate backward capacity, optimize the development mode is crucial This is conducive to the transformation of the industry’s development mode, and related to the healthy and sustainable. It is necessary to analyze the efficiency of electricity, thermal power production and supply industries
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