World Bank2014-04-172014-04-172007-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17913The study aims to present information about specific countries which have initiated gas distribution projects rather than suggestions. However, by drawing on the experience of a large number of countries, it also aims to provide practical lessons about issues which could potentially foster or impede gas distribution projects. The study emphasizes how countries vary in terms of the level of development of gas distribution networks. Chapter 3 outlines the major factors contributing to such diversity. These factors fall into three categories which form the basis for analyzing gas distribution in the countries selected in the study : supply-side factors, demand-side factors and policy choices of governmentsen-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAIR CONDITIONINGAIR POLLUTIONALTERNATIVE APPROACHALTERNATIVE FUELSAPPROACHAVAILABILITYBILATERAL DONORSBIOMASSBOILERSBURNING FOSSIL FUELSCARBON DIOXIDECARBON EMISSIONSCLEAN AIRCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCO2COALCOGENERATIONCOMPETITIVE ELECTRICITYCOMPRESSOR STATIONSCONCENTRATIONSCONSTRUCTIONCOST OF GASCRUDE OILDEMAND FOR GASDISTRIBUTION COMPANIESDISTRIBUTION GRIDDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDISTRIBUTION NETWORKSDISTRICT HEATINGDOMESTIC GASELASTICITY OF DEMANDELECTRICITYELECTRICITY MARKETELECTRICITY MARKETSELECTRICITY SUPPLYEMISSIONEMISSION STANDARDSENERGY BILLSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY DEMANDENERGY MIXENERGY PLANNERSENERGY POLICYENERGY SECTORENERGY SOURCESENERGY STRATEGIESENERGY STRATEGYENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSFOREIGN GASFOSSILFUELFUEL CONSUMPTIONFUEL OILFUEL PRICESFUELSGASGAS AND ELECTRICITYGAS AUTHORITYGAS CHAINGAS COMPANIESGAS COMPANYGAS CONNECTIONSGAS CONSUMERSGAS CONSUMPTIONGAS DEPOSITSGAS DISTRIBUTIONGAS DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTUREGAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORKGAS DISTRIBUTION PIPELINEGAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSGAS DISTRIBUTORSGAS EXPORTSGAS FIELDGAS FIELDSGAS GRIDGAS IMPORTSGAS INDUSTRYGAS MARKETGAS MARKET DEVELOPMENTGAS MARKET LIBERALIZATIONGAS MARKET STRUCTUREGAS MARKETSGAS NETWORKSGAS OUTPUTGAS PIPELINESGAS PRICESGAS PRODUCERSGAS RESERVESGAS SALESGAS SECTORGAS SERVICESGAS SUPPLIERGAS SUPPLIERSGAS SUPPLIESGAS SUPPLYGAS SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTUREGAS TARIFFSGAS TRANSPORTATIONGAS UNIONGAS-FIRED POWER PLANTSGASIFICATIONGENERATIONGEOTHERMAL ENERGYGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONGOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENTGOVERNMENT POLICIESHEATHIGH LEVELSHORIZONTAL INTEGRATIONHOT WATERHYDROPOWERHYDROPOWER GENERATIONIMPORT TERMINALSINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSKEROSENELATIN AMERICANLEGAL STATUSLEVEL OF TRANSMISSIONLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASLNGLNG TANKERSLNG TERMINALSLOCAL DISTRIBUTIONLOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIESNATIONAL GASNATIONAL OILNATIONAL TRANSMISSIONNATIONAL TRANSMISSION NETWORKNATURAL GASNATURAL GAS CONSUMPTIONNATURAL GAS DEMANDNATURAL GAS DEPOSITSNATURAL GAS DISCOVERIESNATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTIONNATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORKSNATURAL GAS FIELDSNATURAL GAS INDUSTRIESNATURAL GAS PRICESNATURAL GAS PRODUCTIONNATURAL GAS RESERVESNATURAL GAS RESOURCESNUCLEAR ENERGYOILOIL AND GASOIL PRODUCTIONPEAK LOADPERFORMANCE EVALUATIONPETROLPETROLEUMPETROLEUM GASPETROLEUM PRODUCTSPILOT PROJECTSPIPEPIPELINEPIPINGPOPULATION DENSITYPOWERPOWER GENERATIONPOWER PLANTPOWER PLANTSPOWER PRODUCTIONPRICE MECHANISMPRICE OF COALPRICE OF GASPRICE REGULATIONPRIMARY ENERGYPRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLYPRIVATE OWNERSHIPPRIVATIZATIONPROVISION OF GASREGULATORSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRENEWABLE ENERGYRESIDENTIAL CONSUMERSRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERSRESIDENTIAL ENERGYRETAIL CONSUMERSRETAIL TARIFFSSELL GASSOURCE OF ENERGYSOUTH AMERICASPACE HEATINGSTREAMTRADERSTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSMISSION COMPANIESTRANSMISSION COMPANYTRANSMISSION GRIDTRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURETRANSMISSION NETWORKSTRANSPORT SERVICESTRINIDAD AND TOBAGOUNBUNDLINGURBAN AREASVERTICAL INTEGRATIONWATER HEATINGWEST EUROPEANWESTERN EUROPEWHOLESALE COMPETITION10.1596/17913