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Power's Promise : Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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dc.contributor.authorLampietti, Julian
dc.contributor.editorLampietti, Julian
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-08T18:29:01Z
dc.date.available2013-08-08T18:29:01Z
dc.date.issued2004-06
dc.description.abstractThis study analyzes the fiscal, efficiency, social, and environmental impact of power sector reforms in seven countries in the ECA region. It finds sector deficits have been falling over the last decade and that the savings from lower sector deficits did not translate into higher social spending. More emphasis must be placed on monitoring deficits and tailoring policy reform to country specific circumstances. The impact of reform on utility efficiency, as measured by the cost of generation, system loss collections, and operational efficiency, is ambiguous. While overall revenue per kilowatt hour increased in almost all countries, problems continue with losses, collection rates, and staffing. In terms of social impacts, electricity spending as a share of income increased, especially for the poor, while consumption stayed the same. In terms of environmental impacts, reforms did slightly improve energy efficiency in power plants though this has little direct impact on human health because the electricity sector's share of the total health damage from air pollution is negligible. Several lessons emerge from the analysis. Undertaking simple ex ante simulations of reform impacts will allow better identification of potential reform benefits and costs. Placing more emphasis on outcome-based indicators of service quality would help ensure that future operations produce the intended end-user benefits. In many cases, tariff increases can and should be explicitly timed to coincide with service quality improvements. Yet, this may not be always possible. Where it is not, the adverse impact of tariff increases, especially for low-income consumers, should be mitigated by improving access to and efficiency in the use of clean alternatives.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/5036348/powers-promise-electricity-reforms-eastern-europe-central-asia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5900-2
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5900-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14936
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank working paper series;no. 40
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectBENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCENTRAL PLANNING
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCONSUMER SURPLUS
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCOST SAVINGS
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectDIRTY FUEL
dc.subjectDISSOLUTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectENERGY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFISCAL BALANCE
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFUEL SWITCHING
dc.subjectFUEL USE
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHUMAN HEALTH
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION ABATEMENT
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER UTILITIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSTABILIZATION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTRADEOFFS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectUSER BENEFITS
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectWELFARE GAINS
dc.subjectWELFARE LOSSES
dc.subjectWORLD ENERGY
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectTARIFFS
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGY
dc.subjectINDOOR AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.titlePower's Promise : Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asiaen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/5036348/powers-promise-electricity-reforms-eastern-europe-central-asia
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.guid565981468771349207
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5900-2
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20040813145048
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5036348
okr.identifier.report29788
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.geographicalCentral Asia
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicClimate Change
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics and Finance
okr.topicEnvironment::Montreal Protocol
okr.unitSustainable Devmt Sector Unit (ECSSD)
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