Output-Based Aid in Colombia : Connecting Poor Households to Natural Gas Service
Natural gas connections could bring substantial benefits to poor households in Colombia.compared with other fuels typically used for cooking, natural gas is safer, less expensive, and less environmentally damaging. But even though gas is more affor...
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okr-10986-110272021-04-23T14:02:53Z Output-Based Aid in Colombia : Connecting Poor Households to Natural Gas Service Mandri-Perrott, Cledan Patella, Dominic APPROACH CERTIFICATION CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ELECTRICITY ENERGY SOURCES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FLOW OF FUNDS FUEL FUELS GAS CONNECTION GAS CONNECTIONS GAS DISTRIBUTION GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK GAS FIELDS GAS STOVE GAS TARIFF GAS TARIFF LEVELS GAS TRANSMISSION HIGH LEVELS HOUSEHOLDS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES KEROSENE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION NATURAL GAS SERVICE PETROLEUM PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY STANDARDS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS SAVINGS WELFARE BENEFITS WOMAN Natural gas connections could bring substantial benefits to poor households in Colombia.compared with other fuels typically used for cooking, natural gas is safer, less expensive, and less environmentally damaging. But even though gas is more affordable, connection fees can put the cost of switching to this fuel out of reach for poor families. The situation in Colombia, with families unable to afford connection fees but able to pay monthly gas service bills, is well suited to the one-time use of output measurable outputs. The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) subsidy is designed to make each connection economically feasible while still requiring beneficiary families to make a substantial financial contribution. The project serves as a pilot program, demonstrating a model that regional gas distribution companies can replicate throughout Colombia to speed access to piped natural gas for poor households. By transferring performance risks to privately held regional distribution companies, GPOBA's output-based subsidy approach provides incentives for quality work and timely project completion. GPOBA's effort in Colombia is an example of how output-based aid can increase accountability and leverage the strengths of private firms to produce tangible results. 2012-08-13T13:55:55Z 2012-08-13T13:55:55Z 2007-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8958323/output-based-aid-colombia-connecting-poor-households-natural-gas-service http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11027 English OBApproaches; Note No. 17 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Colombia |
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APPROACH CERTIFICATION CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ELECTRICITY ENERGY SOURCES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FLOW OF FUNDS FUEL FUELS GAS CONNECTION GAS CONNECTIONS GAS DISTRIBUTION GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK GAS FIELDS GAS STOVE GAS TARIFF GAS TARIFF LEVELS GAS TRANSMISSION HIGH LEVELS HOUSEHOLDS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES KEROSENE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION NATURAL GAS SERVICE PETROLEUM PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY STANDARDS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS SAVINGS WELFARE BENEFITS WOMAN |
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APPROACH CERTIFICATION CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ELECTRICITY ENERGY SOURCES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FLOW OF FUNDS FUEL FUELS GAS CONNECTION GAS CONNECTIONS GAS DISTRIBUTION GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK GAS FIELDS GAS STOVE GAS TARIFF GAS TARIFF LEVELS GAS TRANSMISSION HIGH LEVELS HOUSEHOLDS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES KEROSENE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION NATURAL GAS SERVICE PETROLEUM PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY STANDARDS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS SAVINGS WELFARE BENEFITS WOMAN Mandri-Perrott, Cledan Patella, Dominic Output-Based Aid in Colombia : Connecting Poor Households to Natural Gas Service |
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Natural gas connections could bring
substantial benefits to poor households in Colombia.compared
with other fuels typically used for cooking, natural gas is
safer, less expensive, and less environmentally damaging.
But even though gas is more affordable, connection fees can
put the cost of switching to this fuel out of reach for poor
families. The situation in Colombia, with families unable to
afford connection fees but able to pay monthly gas service
bills, is well suited to the one-time use of output
measurable outputs. The Global Partnership on Output-Based
Aid (GPOBA) subsidy is designed to make each connection
economically feasible while still requiring beneficiary
families to make a substantial financial contribution. The
project serves as a pilot program, demonstrating a model
that regional gas distribution companies can replicate
throughout Colombia to speed access to piped natural gas for
poor households. By transferring performance risks to
privately held regional distribution companies, GPOBA's
output-based subsidy approach provides incentives for
quality work and timely project completion. GPOBA's
effort in Colombia is an example of how output-based aid can
increase accountability and leverage the strengths of
private firms to produce tangible results. |
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Mandri-Perrott, Cledan Patella, Dominic |
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Mandri-Perrott, Cledan Patella, Dominic |
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Mandri-Perrott, Cledan |
| title |
Output-Based Aid in Colombia : Connecting Poor Households to Natural Gas Service |
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Output-Based Aid in Colombia : Connecting Poor Households to Natural Gas Service |
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Output-Based Aid in Colombia : Connecting Poor Households to Natural Gas Service |
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Output-Based Aid in Colombia : Connecting Poor Households to Natural Gas Service |
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Output-Based Aid in Colombia : Connecting Poor Households to Natural Gas Service |
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output-based aid in colombia : connecting poor households to natural gas service |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8958323/output-based-aid-colombia-connecting-poor-households-natural-gas-service http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11027 |
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