West Bengal Power Sector Reforms : Lessons Learnt and Unfinished Agenda

The West Bengal experience of reforms in power sector provides key learning on the sequencing, design and implementation of reforms program. The smooth restructuring of the power sector in West Bengal, characterized by a vibrant civil society, unio...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Energy Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION PLANS ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL APPROACH ARTICLE OF ASSOCIATION ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AUTHORITY AVAILABILITY AVERAGE TARIFF BALANCE BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BEST PRACTICES BOARD MEETINGS BOARD MEMBERS BUDGETARY RESOURCES BUDGETARY SUPPORT BUSINESS FUNCTION BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PLANS BUSINESS PROCESSES BUSINESS STRUCTURE CALL CENTERS CAPABILITY CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS COLLECTION EFFICIENCY COMMODITY COMMUNICATION STRATEGY COMPANY LIMITED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY CONSTITUTION CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY CONVENTIONAL GENERATION CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES CORPORATE MANAGEMENT COST OF ELECTRICITY CUSTOMER SERVICE DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKING DECISION-MAKERS DECISION-MAKING DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEMAND FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION BUSINESSES DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY UTILITIES ENACTMENT ENERGY INPUT ENERGY SALES ENERGY SOURCES EXECUTION EXPENDITURE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL VIABILITY FRONT-END GENERATION GENERATION ASSETS GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATION COSTS GENERATORS GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT COMPANY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT PLANS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEAT HEAT RATE HOLDING COMPANY HYDRO POWER IMPLEMENTATION PLAN INCORPORATED INCORPORATION INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS INDUSTRY STANDARDS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INVESTMENT PLANNING JOINT VENTURE KEROSENE LEGISLATION LIMITED LOAD FACTOR LTD. MANDATORY COMPLIANCE MANUFACTURING OPEN ACCESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS OUTSOURCING OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES PAYMENT GATEWAYS PAYOUTS PEAK POWER PERFORMANCE MEASURES PERFORMANCE TARGETS PERSONS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURES PILOT PROJECT POLITICAL CONSENSUS POLITICAL SENSITIVITY POLITICIANS POWER POWER DISTRIBUTION POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES POWER PLANT POWER PROCUREMENT POWER PURCHASE POWER PURCHASES POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM POWER SHORTAGES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT PUBLIC POWER PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES RAIDS RATIONALIZATION REGULATORY POWER REORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES RESULT RESULTS RETAIL CONSUMERS RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIFICATION SECURITIES SERVICE LEVELS SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS SOCIAL SAFETY SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIETY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS STATE BUDGET STATE GOVERNMENT STATE OWNERSHIP STATE POWER STATE RESOURCES STOCK MARKETS SUBSIDIARIES SUCCESSOR COMPANIES SUCCESSOR ENTITIES SUCCESSOR ENTITY SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TARIFF REGIMES TARIFF SETTING TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOCRATS TELECOM THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER GENERATION TIME FRAME TRADE UNION TRANSMISSION TRANSPARENCY UNIONS UTILITIES UTILITY PROVIDERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/05/16242865/west-bengal-power-sector-reforms-lessons-learnt-unfinished-agenda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12375

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Summary:	The West Bengal experience of reforms in power sector provides key learning on the sequencing, design and implementation of reforms program. The smooth restructuring of the power sector in West Bengal, characterized by a vibrant civil society, unionized and influential public sector workforce, political sensitivity towards Central Governments reform program is a significant achievement and holds out important lessons for future. This paper compares power sector reforms in West Bengal with other states in India and attempts to highlight the positive factors, which could be considered for future reform processes in the country. It also takes a critical look at some areas where West Bengal could have done better and also attempts to identify areas which would require greater focus in the subsequent phases to achieve the overall objectives of the reform and restructuring process. West Bengal had an advantage of learning from the reform and restructuring experience in other 11 states which preceded it and adopted measures to better guide the process and try to overcome the issues which led to shortfalls in achieving certain reforms and restructuring objectives in these states. The learning's from the other states helped State Government in adopting a phased approach with extensive stakeholder consultations to restructuring of state power sector entities. The State Government also has an unfinished agenda of initiating internal reforms and governance improvement measures in the generation company.

West Bengal Power Sector Reforms : Lessons Learnt and Unfinished Agenda

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