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Analyzing Foregone Cash to Improve Utility Performance

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dc.contributor.authorBalabanyan, Ani
dc.contributor.authorHankinson, Denzel
dc.contributor.authorNash, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Arun
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-23T16:23:52Z
dc.date.available2021-08-23T16:23:52Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-12
dc.description.abstractThe level of performance of an electric utility is determined by the soundness of its financial situation, the efficiency of its technology, and the quality of service it provides customers. Its financial underpinning is a balance of costs and revenue (from customer payments, government, and other sources). But revenue is not as straightforward as it might seem. The concept of foregone cash addresses the ‘cash on the table’ that pays for operations and servicing debt (revenue collected divided by the cost of operations and debt). The problem is the table may not have all the cash that ought to be there, such as money owed because of nonpayment’s by customers and money lost through inefficiencies in power generation or delivery. Consequently, there is a latent revenue that, if fixed, can provide vital improvements to a utility’s financial performance. This note analyzes the elements involved in understanding foregone cash in the context of cost recovery.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/371961628830813641/Analyzing-Foregone-Cash-to-Improve-Utility-Performance-Topical-Paper-Utility-Performance-and-Behavior-in-Africa-Today
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/36181
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/36181
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUtility Performance and Behavior in Africa Today;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectUTILITY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectELECTRIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectUTILITY REFORM
dc.subjectUTILITY CASH FLOW
dc.subjectRESIDUAL LOSS
dc.subjectFOREGONE CASH
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.titleAnalyzing Foregone Cash to Improve Utility Performanceen
dc.typeTechnical Paperen
dc.typeDocument techniquefr
dc.typeDocumento técnicoes
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okr.crossref.titleAnalyzing Foregone Cash to Improve Utility Performance
okr.date.disclosure2021-08-13
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:36:13.362403Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/371961628830813641/Analyzing-Foregone-Cash-to-Improve-Utility-Performance-Topical-Paper-Utility-Performance-and-Behavior-in-Africa-Today
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okr.identifier.report162890
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/371961628830813641/pdf/Analyzing-Foregone-Cash-to-Improve-Utility-Performance-Topical-Paper-Utility-Performance-and-Behavior-in-Africa-Today.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicEnergy::Electric Power
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Conservation & Efficiency
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Policies & Economics
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Sector Regulation
okr.topicEnergy::Utilities
okr.unitInfra AFR Energy 1 (IAEE1)
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