Publication: Household Energy Supply and Use in Yemen : Volume 2. Annexes
Date
2005-12
ISSN
Published
2005-12
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Yemen's Second Five Year Plan for
Social and Economic Development (2001-2005) and Poverty
Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP, 2003-05) provide a framework
to reduce poverty through national actions and development
assistance. The PRSP recommends a gradual lifting of
subsidies for petroleum products, phased to ensure that
energy price reform does not aggravate poverty in a country
with an already high percentage of poor people. The PRSP
also promotes policies that will lead to better access to
energy. This report deals with the relationship between
energy policy and household welfare. By establishing the
facts about household energy supply and use, the impact of
new energy policies on the poor can be anticipated with
greater confidence. A household energy strategy forms an
essential element of overall energy sector planning. At the
request of the Ministry of Planning and International
Cooperation (MOPIC), the joint World Bank/United Nations
Development Program Energy Sector Management Assistance
Program (ESMAP) carried out a study to examine the energy
policies which would, if implemented, contribute to poverty
reduction in Yemen. The study reviewed the main
beneficiaries of energy subsidies and the likely impact of
their removal. This report, Volume I, summarizes the results
of the study and outlines a number of policy options
intended to achieve the energy sector goals of economic
efficiency, financial cost recovery, environmental
sustainability and social equity. A separate report, Volume
II, contains a set of ten annexes.
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Citation
“World Bank. 2005. Household Energy Supply and Use in Yemen : Volume 2. Annexes. Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
working paper series;ESM 315/05. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18002 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”