The Transition from Underpricing Residential Electricity in Bangladesh : Fiscal and Distributional Impacts

The Transition from Underpricing Residential Electricity in Bangladesh : Fiscal and Distributional Impacts

The electricity sector in Bangladesh has been facing unprecedented challenges, with severe capacity constraints and sector subsidies that quadrupled from 0.2 percent to 0.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) between 2010 and 2012, driving the...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Faizuddin, Trimble, Chris, Yoshida, Nobuo
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
AGRICULTURE
APPROACH
BALANCE
COAL
CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION INCREASES
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
COST OF ELECTRICITY
COSTS OF ELECTRICITY
CROSS SUBSIDIES
CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
CRUDE OIL
CRUDE OIL PRICE
DECISION MAKING
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DIESEL
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY
EFFECTIVE SUBSIDIES
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION
ELECTRIC SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY ACCESS
ELECTRICITY BILL
ELECTRICITY BILLS
ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY COSTS
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY POLICY
ELECTRICITY PRICING
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
ELECTRICITY SERVICE
ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFF
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRICITY UTILITY
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY MARKETS
ENERGY POLICIES
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY STATISTICS
EXPORTS
FORECASTS
FUEL
FUEL SOURCES
GAS
GAS PRICES
GDP
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATION COSTS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOUSEHOLD ANALYSIS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
INEFFICIENCY
INFLATION
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
KILOWATT HOUR
LIFELINE TARIFFS
LNG
LOW LEVELS OF ACCESS
LOW LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
LOW TARIFFS
MINERAL RESOURCES
MONTHLY CONSUMPTION
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS PRICE
NEW POWER PLANTS
OIL
PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
PEAK DEMAND
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM SECTOR
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TARIFF
POWER
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER DISTRIBUTION
POWER GENERATION
POWER GRID
POWER PLANTS
POWER PRODUCER
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTOR REFORMS
POWER SHORTAGES
PRIMARY FUEL
PRIVATE SECTOR
QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY
REPUBLIC
RURAL CONSUMERS
RURAL ELECTRICITY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
SOURCE OF ENERGY
SUBSIDIZATION
SUPPLY COSTS
TARIFF LEVELS
TARIFF STRUCTURE
TARIFF STRUCTURES
UTILITIES
UTILITY COMPANY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17647682/transition-underpricing-residential-electricity-bangladesh-fiscal-distributional-impacts
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18362

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17647682/transition-underpricing-residential-electricity-bangladesh-fiscal-distributional-impacts
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18362

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