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Falling Short: A Global Survey of Electricity Tariff Design

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dc.contributor.authorWitte, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Vivien
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-05T16:19:46Z
dc.date.available2020-03-05T16:19:46Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides a comprehensive overview of electricity pricing practices and tariff structure design in more than 60 developed and developing countries worldwide as of 2015-16. It evaluates the performance of electricity tariff designs according to a variety of important dimensions, notably cost recovery, vertical equity (affordability), and horizontal equity (or price differentiation). It also reflects on the extent to which current electricity tariff designs are well-suited to incentivize efficient adoption of emerging technologies, such as distributed generation and storage, electric vehicles, and demand-side participation. The results of the survey indicate that electricity tariffs stand at $0.13 per kilowatt-hour (when fully averaged across countries and customer groupings); but differ hugely across jurisdictions by a factor of 40:1. Electricity tariffs are far from recovering limited capital costs and have not kept up with inflation over time. Substantial price differentiation is the norm, and affordability remains a significant concern. Most countries' tariff structures are ill-adapted to emerging technological disruption in the sector, due to the scant use of load-related charges to cover the fixed costs of the network, the continued preponderance of increasing block tariffs for residential customers, and the limited application of time-of-use pricing.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/568181583337584393/Falling-Short-A-Global-Survey-of-Electricity-Tariff-Design
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9174
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33417
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9174
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectELECTRIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY TARIFF
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.titleFalling Shorten
dc.title.subtitleA Global Survey of Electricity Tariff Designen
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okr.crossref.titleFalling Short: A Global Survey of Electricity Tariff Design
okr.date.disclosure2020-03-04
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/568181583337584393/Falling-Short-A-Global-Survey-of-Electricity-Tariff-Design
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9174
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okr.topicEnergy::Electric Power
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Policies & Economics
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Sector Regulation
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist, Infrastructure Practice Group
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