World Bank2015-05-122015-05-122014-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21874The objective of the note is to inform the governments policy thinking by identifying the principal challenges that the power sector faces and outlining solutions for overcoming them. The note also discusses some broader energy sector issues related to the gas tariff structure and demand. The note will also be disseminated to increase understanding and awareness among key stakeholders and the general public on the key challenges facing the power sector and the potential solutions for overcoming them. This will help to promote improved dialogue and collaboration between the government and the other key stakeholders. The note is organized in following topics: power sector structure; synopsis of challenges and solutions; principal challenges and solutions; and annexes.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWASTEMANURENEW PLANTSENERGY INTENSIVEENERGY MARKETSDOMESTIC GASKILOWATT-HOURSUMMER PEAKELECTRICITY TARIFFGAS TURBINEINCOMEPRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMANDACTIVITIESGENERATIONENERGY TECHNOLOGYENERGY MARKETCOST OF ELECTRICITYRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGYELASTICITY OF DEMANDWINDNUCLEAR PLANTSGAS PRICESGAS PRICEBIOGASGAS IMPORTSGENERATION UNITSTARIFF STRUCTURESELECTRICITY SAVINGSNUCLEAR POWER PLANTGASWHOLESALE PRICEPRICEPEAK DEMANDVOLTAGEGAS CONSUMPTIONPOWER SYSTEMEFFICIENT USESUMMER PEAK DEMANDENERGY TECHNOLOGIESELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONBIOMASSGENERATION CAPACITYGAS COSTSNEW PLANTGEOTHERMAL PROJECTOILDISTRIBUTION PIPELINESPOWER SECTORTHERMAL PLANTSENERGY SUPPLYDOMESTIC SUPPLYFOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITSOPTIONSWATERENERGY RESOURCESGAS PLANTCAPACITY FACTORSURPLUS CAPACITYELECTRICITY SUPPLYPRICE ELASTICITYNUCLEAR CAPACITYNATURAL RESOURCESENERGY POLICYGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTFUELSTHERMAL POWERLANDFILLENERGY SAVINGSTURBINEENERGY CONSUMPTIONEMISSIONENERGY SECURITYPOWER DEMANDHEATRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIESPOWER TRADEBALANCESOURCE OF ENERGYELECTRICITY DEMANDHEAT RATEGEOTHERMAL POWERUTILITIESPOWERELECTRICITYCHEMICAL PLANTSENERGY SCENARIOSHYDROPOWERFOSSIL FUELNUCLEAR UNITSELECTRICITY TARIFFSEND-USERSDISTRIBUTION COMPANYRENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLYENERGY USEENVIRONMENTHYDROPOWER PLANTGAS COMPANYSOLAR POWERTHERMAL POWER PLANTENERGY EFFICIENCYNATURAL GASGAS PLANTSPRICE OF GASTRANSMISSION LINEINVESTMENTTARIFF STRUCTUREUTILITY-SCALECONSERVATIONNUCLEAR POWERTARIFFFUELOIL RESERVESDEMAND FORECASTFACILITIESAVAILABILITYGAS SECTORINVESTMENTSCAPACITY FACTORSEFFICIENCY POTENTIALRESIDENTIAL DEMANDRENEWABLE ENERGYRELIABILITY OF SUPPLYPIPELINEFOSSILENERGY COSTSTRANSMISSION LINESPRICESAPPROACHENERGY PRICEHIGH GAS PRICESPOWER PLANTENERGYReportWorld Bank10.1596/21874