Branczik, AmeliaLampietti, Julian A.Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh2012-06-052012-06-052007978-0-8213-6633-2https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7175Empirical insights on household behavior and electricity consumption patterns in this book reveal that, in Europe and Central Asia, the erosion of tariff based subsidies has disproportionately affected the poor, while direct transfers through social benefit systems have often been inadequately targeted. The book suggests alternative strategies for achieving cost-recovery in the electricity sector in a socially and politically acceptable manner, providing lessons that are equally relevant for other utilities and regions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO ELECTRICITYADVERSE EFFECTSAIR POLLUTIONAPPROACHATMOSPHEREAVAILABILITYCENTRAL PLANNINGCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENTCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKCONSUMER PRICE INDEXCONSUMER SURPLUSCONSUMPTION LEVELSDEBTDEFORESTATIONDEMAND FOR HEATDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDISTRICT HEATINGDYNAMICSECONOMIC SYSTEMSEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSEFFICIENCY OF ENERGY USEELASTICITY OF DEMANDELECTRIC UTILITIESELECTRICITYELECTRICITY BILLSELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY DEMANDELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONELECTRICITY PRICEELECTRICITY SECTORELECTRICITY SUPPLYELECTRICITY TARIFFELECTRICITY TARIFFSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY DEMANDENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY EXPENDITURESENERGY INTENSITYENERGY PRICEENERGY PRICESENERGY PRODUCTIONENERGY SOURCESENERGY USEENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL COSTSEXTERNALITIESFALLINGFUELFUEL COSTSFUEL SUBSTITUTIONFUELSGASGAS SECTORGDPGDP PER CAPITAGENERATIONGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEAT DEMANDHEAT SUPPLYHEATING SYSTEMSHOT WATERHOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONINCOMEINCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMANDINCOME GROUPSINCREASING RETURNSINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALEINEFFICIENCYINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCYKILOWATT HOURLEAKAGELIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASLIVING STANDARDSMASSMIDDLE EASTMOMENTUMNATIONAL INCOMENATURAL MONOPOLYNORTH AFRICAOILOIL EQUIVALENTPETROLEUMPETROLEUM GASPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOWERPOWER DEMANDPOWER SECTORPOWER UTILITIESPRICE ELASTICITYPRICE INCREASESPRODUCTION EFFICIENCYPUBLIC UTILITIESPURCHASING POWERRESIDENTIAL CONSUMERSRESIDENTIAL ENERGYSOURCE OF ENERGYSTRUCTURESSUB-SAHARAN AFRICATHERMAL UNITTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADITIONAL FUELSWAGESWELFARE LOSSESWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-6633-2