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Utility Pricing and the Poor : Lessons from Armenia

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dc.contributor.authorKolb, Anthony A.
dc.contributor.authorLampietti, Julian A.
dc.contributor.authorGulyani, Sumila
dc.contributor.authorAvenesyan, Vahram
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-13T17:24:53Z
dc.date.available2013-06-13T17:24:53Z
dc.date.issued2001-05
dc.description.abstractIncreasing cost recovery for utilities is a cornerstone of the Government of Armenia's economic reform program. This report assesses the 1999 electricity tariff increase and the potential for future improved water sector cost recovery, with particular attention to questions of service accessibility and affordability for the poor . The burden of energy expenditures is large for most households, particularly for the poor. Electricity makes up the bulk of these expenditures, and a further increase in tariffs, without increasing access to low cost substitutes, would lead to the greatest hardship for the urban poor. Future electricity tariff increases should be closely coordinated with improved price response prediction and credible action to mitigate the potential impact on the poor and the environment. The water utilities are caught in a low-level equilibrium trap, characterized by decreasing service quality and revenue. The water utilities must break out of this trap by generating more revenues through improved service delivery. A two-stage approach is recommended. In the first stage, revenues should be increased by enforcing payment from the households that currently have reliable service but are not paying their bills, in the second stage, after collection capacity is strengthened, the utility should start a program of tariff adjustments, based on improved service and meter-based billing.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1121264/utility-pricing-poor-lessons-armenia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-4922-8
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-4922-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13913
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Technical Paper;No. 497
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectBILL COLLECTION
dc.subjectBILLING
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCENTRAL PLANNING
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectCOOLING
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOST-RECOVERY
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectCROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SITUATION
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL COSTS
dc.subjectFIXED TARIFF
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE OF WATER
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHOURS OF SERVICE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DEMAND
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WATER
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLANDFILLS
dc.subjectLITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF WATER
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMINING
dc.subjectPLUMBING
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectPRICE OF WATER
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSEWERAGE
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE COLLECTION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
dc.subjectTARIFF INCREASE
dc.subjectTARIFF REFORM
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY REVENUES
dc.subjectUTILITY SERVICES
dc.subjectWASTEWATER
dc.subjectWATER BILLS
dc.subjectWATER CONSERVATION
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER MARKETS
dc.subjectWATER METERS
dc.subjectWATER NETWORKS
dc.subjectWATER PRICES
dc.subjectWATER PRICING
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEM
dc.subjectWATER TARIFF
dc.subjectWATER TARIFFS
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectWATER UTILITY
dc.titleUtility Pricing and the Poor : Lessons from Armeniaen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1121264/utility-pricing-poor-lessons-armenia
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid442621468741893864
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-4922-8
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01053004120654
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1121264
okr.identifier.reportWTP497
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryArmenia
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Use
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Sanitation and Sewerage
okr.unitSustainable Devmt Sector Unit (ECSSD)
okr.volume1
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