Power's Promise : Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
This study analyzes the fiscal, efficiency, social, and environmental impact of power sector reforms in seven countries in the ECA region. It finds sector deficits have been falling over the last decade and that the savings from lower sector defici...
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okr-10986-149362021-04-23T14:03:12Z Power's Promise : Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Lampietti, Julian Lampietti, Julian ADVERSE IMPACT AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY BENEFIT ANALYSIS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CENTRAL PLANNING CLIMATE COAL COLORS CONSUMER SURPLUS COST EFFECTIVENESS COST SAVINGS CPI DEBT DEFICITS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DIRTY FUEL DISSOLUTION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY SECTOR EMISSION EMISSIONS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EXTERNALITIES FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL DEFICITS FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL SWITCHING FUEL USE FUELS GAS GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HUMAN HEALTH INCOME INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES LICENSES LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS NATURAL GAS OIL PETROLEUM GAS POLLUTION ABATEMENT POWER PLANTS POWER UTILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE USE SAVINGS SOCIAL WELFARE STABILIZATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAX TERMS OF TRADE TRADEOFFS TRANSPARENCY UNEP USER BENEFITS UTILITIES WELFARE GAINS WELFARE LOSSES WORLD ENERGY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ELECTRICITY POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM FISCAL DEFICITS HOUSEHOLDS ENERGY USE TARIFFS GAS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PRIVATIZATION EDUCATION HEALTH SOCIAL SPENDING METHODOLOGY INDOOR AIR POLLUTION ACCOUNTABILITY This study analyzes the fiscal, efficiency, social, and environmental impact of power sector reforms in seven countries in the ECA region. It finds sector deficits have been falling over the last decade and that the savings from lower sector deficits did not translate into higher social spending. More emphasis must be placed on monitoring deficits and tailoring policy reform to country specific circumstances. The impact of reform on utility efficiency, as measured by the cost of generation, system loss collections, and operational efficiency, is ambiguous. While overall revenue per kilowatt hour increased in almost all countries, problems continue with losses, collection rates, and staffing. In terms of social impacts, electricity spending as a share of income increased, especially for the poor, while consumption stayed the same. In terms of environmental impacts, reforms did slightly improve energy efficiency in power plants though this has little direct impact on human health because the electricity sector's share of the total health damage from air pollution is negligible. Several lessons emerge from the analysis. Undertaking simple ex ante simulations of reform impacts will allow better identification of potential reform benefits and costs. Placing more emphasis on outcome-based indicators of service quality would help ensure that future operations produce the intended end-user benefits. In many cases, tariff increases can and should be explicitly timed to coincide with service quality improvements. Yet, this may not be always possible. Where it is not, the adverse impact of tariff increases, especially for low-income consumers, should be mitigated by improving access to and efficiency in the use of clean alternatives. 2013-08-08T18:29:01Z 2013-08-08T18:29:01Z 2004-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/5036348/powers-promise-electricity-reforms-eastern-europe-central-asia 0-8213-5900-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14936 English en_US World Bank working paper series;no. 40 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Central Asia Eastern Europe |
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ADVERSE IMPACT AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY BENEFIT ANALYSIS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CENTRAL PLANNING CLIMATE COAL COLORS CONSUMER SURPLUS COST EFFECTIVENESS COST SAVINGS CPI DEBT DEFICITS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DIRTY FUEL DISSOLUTION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY SECTOR EMISSION EMISSIONS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EXTERNALITIES FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL DEFICITS FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL SWITCHING FUEL USE FUELS GAS GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HUMAN HEALTH INCOME INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES LICENSES LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS NATURAL GAS OIL PETROLEUM GAS POLLUTION ABATEMENT POWER PLANTS POWER UTILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE USE SAVINGS SOCIAL WELFARE STABILIZATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAX TERMS OF TRADE TRADEOFFS TRANSPARENCY UNEP USER BENEFITS UTILITIES WELFARE GAINS WELFARE LOSSES WORLD ENERGY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ELECTRICITY POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM FISCAL DEFICITS HOUSEHOLDS ENERGY USE TARIFFS GAS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PRIVATIZATION EDUCATION HEALTH SOCIAL SPENDING METHODOLOGY INDOOR AIR POLLUTION ACCOUNTABILITY |
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ADVERSE IMPACT AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY BENEFIT ANALYSIS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CENTRAL PLANNING CLIMATE COAL COLORS CONSUMER SURPLUS COST EFFECTIVENESS COST SAVINGS CPI DEBT DEFICITS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DIRTY FUEL DISSOLUTION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY SECTOR EMISSION EMISSIONS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EXTERNALITIES FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL DEFICITS FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL SWITCHING FUEL USE FUELS GAS GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HUMAN HEALTH INCOME INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES LICENSES LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS NATURAL GAS OIL PETROLEUM GAS POLLUTION ABATEMENT POWER PLANTS POWER UTILITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE USE SAVINGS SOCIAL WELFARE STABILIZATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAX TERMS OF TRADE TRADEOFFS TRANSPARENCY UNEP USER BENEFITS UTILITIES WELFARE GAINS WELFARE LOSSES WORLD ENERGY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ELECTRICITY POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM FISCAL DEFICITS HOUSEHOLDS ENERGY USE TARIFFS GAS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PRIVATIZATION EDUCATION HEALTH SOCIAL SPENDING METHODOLOGY INDOOR AIR POLLUTION ACCOUNTABILITY Lampietti, Julian Power's Promise : Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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This study analyzes the fiscal,
efficiency, social, and environmental impact of power sector
reforms in seven countries in the ECA region. It finds
sector deficits have been falling over the last decade and
that the savings from lower sector deficits did not
translate into higher social spending. More emphasis must be
placed on monitoring deficits and tailoring policy reform to
country specific circumstances. The impact of reform on
utility efficiency, as measured by the cost of generation,
system loss collections, and operational efficiency, is
ambiguous. While overall revenue per kilowatt hour increased
in almost all countries, problems continue with losses,
collection rates, and staffing. In terms of social impacts,
electricity spending as a share of income increased,
especially for the poor, while consumption stayed the same.
In terms of environmental impacts, reforms did slightly
improve energy efficiency in power plants though this has
little direct impact on human health because the electricity
sector's share of the total health damage from air
pollution is negligible. Several lessons emerge from the
analysis. Undertaking simple ex ante simulations of reform
impacts will allow better identification of potential reform
benefits and costs. Placing more emphasis on outcome-based
indicators of service quality would help ensure that future
operations produce the intended end-user benefits. In many
cases, tariff increases can and should be explicitly timed
to coincide with service quality improvements. Yet, this may
not be always possible. Where it is not, the adverse impact
of tariff increases, especially for low-income consumers,
should be mitigated by improving access to and efficiency in
the use of clean alternatives. |
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Lampietti, Julian |
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Lampietti, Julian Lampietti, Julian |
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Publications & Research :: Publication |
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Lampietti, Julian |
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Lampietti, Julian |
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Power's Promise : Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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Power's Promise : Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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Power's Promise : Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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Power's Promise : Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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Power's Promise : Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
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power's promise : electricity reforms in eastern europe and central asia |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/5036348/powers-promise-electricity-reforms-eastern-europe-central-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14936 |
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