People and Power : Electricity Sector Reforms and the Poor in Europe and Central Asia

Empirical 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.

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Main Authors: Lampietti, Julian A., Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh, Branczik, Amelia
Format: Publication biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2007
Subjects:ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AIR POLLUTION, APPROACH, ATMOSPHERE, AVAILABILITY, CENTRAL PLANNING, COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT, COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, CONSUMER SURPLUS, CONSUMPTION LEVELS, DEBT, DEFORESTATION, DEMAND FOR HEAT, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DISTRICT HEATING, DYNAMICS, ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY USE, ELASTICITY OF DEMAND, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY BILLS, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION, ELECTRICITY PRICE, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY TARIFF, ELECTRICITY TARIFFS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EXPENDITURES, ENERGY INTENSITY, ENERGY PRICE, ENERGY PRICES, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY USE, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS, EXTERNALITIES, FALLING, FUEL, FUEL COSTS, FUEL SUBSTITUTION, FUELS, GAS, GAS SECTOR, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GENERATION, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEAT DEMAND, HEAT SUPPLY, HEATING SYSTEMS, HOT WATER, HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, INCOME, INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND, INCOME GROUPS, INCREASING RETURNS, INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE, INEFFICIENCY, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, KILOWATT HOUR, LEAKAGE, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, LIVING STANDARDS, MASS, MIDDLE EAST, MOMENTUM, NATIONAL INCOME, NATURAL MONOPOLY, NORTH AFRICA, OIL, OIL EQUIVALENT, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM GAS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POWER, POWER DEMAND, POWER SECTOR, POWER UTILITIES, PRICE ELASTICITY, PRICE INCREASES, PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, PUBLIC UTILITIES, PURCHASING POWER, RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS, RESIDENTIAL ENERGY, SOURCE OF ENERGY, STRUCTURES, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, THERMAL UNIT, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADITIONAL FUELS, WAGES, WELFARE LOSSES,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7197224/people-power-electricity-sector-reforms-poor-europe-central-asia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7175
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