dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2021-01-28T17:42:18Z
dc.date.available	2021-01-28T17:42:18Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01-30
dc.description.abstract	This synthesis provides a review of operationally relevant findings and lessons from World Bank-supported utility reforms in the energy and water sectors, as identified in IEG evaluation products. The report summarizes the IEG evidence of what worked and what did not work, and why, in WB support of public utility reforms in its client countries. It identifies two fundamental areas of utility reform – improving institutional accountability and strengthening financial viability. The first involves measures to reform institutional arrangements, policies, and regulations; sector planning, utility management, capacity, and skills; and creating the framework for private investment. The second requires strengthening cost recovery, commercial viability, and operational efficiency. The report compares the effectiveness of Bank instruments (DPOs and IPFs) across selected financial viability targets. It identifies lessons for each sector and cross-cutting lessons for both energy and water operations centered on promoting financial and operational discipline (regardless of private or public ownership), and institutional governance and accountability.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/681351607013294306/Public-Utility-Reform-What-lessons-can-we-learn-from-IEG-evaluations-in-the-energy-and-water-sectors
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/35076
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/35076
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	PUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
dc.subject	ENERGY SECTOR
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	CONSUMER PROTECTION
dc.subject	MARKET ORIENTATION
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	WATER AND SANITATION
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY OPERATIONS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PROJECT FUNDING
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.title	Public Utility Reform	en
dc.title.subtitle	What Lessons Can We Learn from IEG Evaluations in the Energy and Water Sectors?	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.type	Rapport	fr
dc.type	Informe	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Public Utility Reform
okr.date.disclosure	2020-12-03
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-14T12:29:07.621914Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::IEG Evaluation
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/681351607013294306/Public-Utility-Reform-What-lessons-can-we-learn-from-IEG-evaluations-in-the-energy-and-water-sectors
okr.guid	681351607013294306
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	090224b08822757e_4_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	32633706
okr.identifier.report	154623
okr.imported	true	en
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/681351607013294306/pdf/Public-Utility-Reform-What-lessons-can-we-learn-from-IEG-evaluations-in-the-energy-and-water-sectors.pdf	en
okr.topic	Public Sector Development::Public Sector Management and Reform
okr.topic	Public Sector Development::Public Financial Management
okr.topic	Public Sector Development::State Owned Enterprise Reform
okr.topic	Energy::Energy Policies & Economics
okr.topic	Water Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Economics
okr.unit	Independent Evaluation Group

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