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Does Reform of Energy Sector Networks Improve Access for the Poor?

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dc.contributor.authorPowell, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorStarks, Mary
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T15:03:07Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T15:03:07Z
dc.date.issued2000-05
dc.description.abstractUnless energy can be produced and delivered more cheaply, it will stay beyond the reach of many of the poor. For energy delivered through networks, the costs that matter are not only the unit energy costs, but the costs of extending the network--into an urban slum, for example, or to a rural town. Extending a network can be very expensive--a major barrier to access for poor households and small or isolated communitieds. A central goal of the reform of electricity and gas networks, now occurring in an increasing number of developed and developing countries, is to provide incentives to reduce the costs of producing energy and getting it to consumers. New technologies in electricity are drastically reducing costs. But transmission costs are still a major hurdle to expanding networks in isolated or lightly populated areas. As a result it is the urban poor who stand the greatest chance of benefiting from network reform. For the rural poor, alternative solutions, including mini-grid and off-grid services, may be required.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/05/729346/reform-energy-sector-networks-improve-access-poor
dc.identifier.citationViewpoint. -- Note no. 209 (May 2000)
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11431
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11431
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesViewpoint
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCEPTABLE TARIFFS
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectBULK ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectBULK POWER
dc.subjectBULK POWER MARKET
dc.subjectBULK PRICES
dc.subjectCAPTIVE CUSTOMERS
dc.subjectCENTRAL PLANNING
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOAL PLANT
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY MARKET
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION COMPANY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDOLLARS PER MEGAWATT
dc.subjectDOLLARS PER MEGAWATT-HOUR
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY INDUSTRY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY POOL
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PROVISION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY REFORM
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY TARIFF
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR NETWORKS
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICES
dc.subjectENERGY STATISTICS
dc.subjectENERGY SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGAS GENERATING UNITS
dc.subjectGAS GENERATION
dc.subjectGAS MARKET
dc.subjectGAS MARKET LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectGAS NETWORKS
dc.subjectGAS PRICES
dc.subjectGAS TURBINE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENERATION COSTS
dc.subjectGENERATION MARKET
dc.subjectGENERATOR
dc.subjectGENERATOR DISPATCH
dc.subjectGENERATORS
dc.subjectGRID
dc.subjectGRID EXTENSIONS
dc.subjectGRID PROVISION
dc.subjectGRID SERVICES
dc.subjectGRID SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEATING
dc.subjectHIGH-VOLTAGE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHIGH-VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
dc.subjectKILOMETER SPUR LINE
dc.subjectLIFELINE TARIFFS
dc.subjectLIGHTS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectLOW-VOLTAGE
dc.subjectLOW-VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectMETER READING
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectNATURAL MONOPOLY
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPEAK DEMAND
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATIONS
dc.subjectPOWER PLANT
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectPRICE CAP
dc.subjectPRICE OF GAS
dc.subjectPRIVATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPURCHASE PRICE
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION FUND
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectTHERMAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectTHERMAL PLANTS
dc.subjectTOTAL COST OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION COSTS
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectVARIABLE COSTS ENERGY SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRICING
dc.subjectGRIDS
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectSUPPLY & DEMAND
dc.subjectCOMPETITION (ECONOMIC)
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.titleDoes Reform of Energy Sector Networks Improve Access for the Poor?en
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.report21465
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okr.sectorDistribution & Transmission
okr.topicPower and Energy Conversion
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Poverty Alleviation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitFin & Private Sector Develop VP
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