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Political Economy of Power Sector Subsidies : A Review with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKojima, Masami
dc.contributor.authorBacon, Robert
dc.contributor.authorTrimble, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-08T21:37:23Z
dc.date.available2014-09-08T21:37:23Z
dc.date.issued2014-07
dc.description.abstractPower sector subsidies in Sub-Saharan Africa are substantial and highly regressive. While subsidies can be quick, easy, and politically expedient to implement, they are equally quick to take root and challenging to remove. Optimal policies that are technically sound and welfare-enhancing over the long run have nevertheless been found difficult to launch and even more challenging to sustain. Of the barriers to reform, those associated with political economy are among the most powerful, yet their analysis is often lacking due consideration in the reform design process. This paper reviews the literature on power subsidies and their reform with emphasis on the political economy of such reform. It examines pricing principles in the power sector and different types of subsides; drivers for subsidies, benefits and costs of subsidy reform, and their distribution; and approaches to political economy analysis, tools available, and methodological issues. The paper draws examples from Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, and presents case studies from the literature.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19804151/political-economy-power-sector-subsidies-review-reference-sub-saharan-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/19986
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19986
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECT
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE METHODS
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectARREARS
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE COSTS
dc.subjectBACKUP POWER
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBUDGETARY SUPPORT
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS OWNERS
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL COSTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectCASH PAYMENT
dc.subjectCASH PAYMENTS
dc.subjectCIVIL LIBERTIES
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOLLUSION
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION INCREASES
dc.subjectCONTINGENT LIABILITIES
dc.subjectCORE BUSINESS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCOST OF SUBSIDY
dc.subjectCOST REDUCTION
dc.subjectCOSTS OF SUBSIDY
dc.subjectCREDIT RATING
dc.subjectCRITICAL MASS
dc.subjectCROSS-SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT OBLIGATIONS
dc.subjectDEBTS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL FUEL
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF COSTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC GAS
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELECTRIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY TARIFFS
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectENERGY MIX
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectFACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL COST
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL HEALTH
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOREIGN BANKS
dc.subjectFORMS OF COMPENSATION
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL OIL
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT DEBT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ACCESS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINPUT PRICES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEREST PAYMENTS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectKILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subjectLEGITIMACY
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOAN GUARANTEES
dc.subjectLOW TARIFFS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST PRICING
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subjectMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMISMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL MONOPOLIES
dc.subjectNEW BUSINESS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL EXPORTERS
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectOIL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectOPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectOPTIMIZATION
dc.subjectOUTPUT
dc.subjectPAYMENT SYSTEM
dc.subjectPEAK DEMAND
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERFECT INFORMATION
dc.subjectPIPELINE
dc.subjectPOLICY DESIGN
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RISK
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOWER COSTS
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectPOWER MIX
dc.subjectPOWER OUTAGES
dc.subjectPOWER PRICES
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SECTORS
dc.subjectPOWER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEM
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRICE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPRICE SUBSIDY
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectQUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAM
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subjectREGRESSIVE SUBSIDY
dc.subjectREGULATOR
dc.subjectREGULATORY AUTHORITY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectREPUBLIC
dc.subjectREPUTATION
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL DEMAND
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSTATE INTERVENTION
dc.subjectSUBSIDIZATION
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectTARIFF LEVELS
dc.subjectTARIFF STRUCTURE
dc.subjectTARIFF STRUCTURES
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX CREDITS
dc.subjectTHERMAL POWER
dc.subjectTRACK RECORD
dc.subjectTRADE ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectTRADE-OFF
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION LINES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVOLTAGE
dc.subjectVOUCHERS
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titlePolitical Economy of Power Sector Subsidies : A Review with Reference to Sub-Saharan Africaen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-07-18
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:33:15.936189Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19804151/political-economy-power-sector-subsidies-review-reference-sub-saharan-africa
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000470435_20140718112313
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19804151
okr.identifier.report89547
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Public expenditure, financial management and procurement
okr.themePublic sector governance :: Other public sector governance
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social safety nets
okr.themeUrban development :: Access to urban services and housing
okr.themeRural development :: Rural services and infrastructure
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Political Economy
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.unitEnergy & Extractives - GP (GEEDR)
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