Overview of foresight techniques in energy supply

Insuring long term stability of power supply is the reason why planning of technological development in the energy sector has become a question of great importance for governments worldwide. This is also the reason why the number of national and international energy foresight exercises, based on combining forward-looking, policy-making and participative approaches to bringing long-term considerations into decision-making, is constantly increasing. This paper presented a multilevel analysis of using foresight principle in consideration of possible options for energy supply future.