Nicaragua : Energy Sector Policy Note, Executive Summary

The increase in oil prices has created a growing economic pressure in Nicaragua. The electric power industry, especially, has generated controversy, because electricity prices have not kept pace with the costs of production. The situation at the be...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY APPROACH ASSETS AVAILABILITY AVERAGE PRICE AVERAGE PRICES AVERAGE TARIFF BALANCE BARRELS PER DAY BENCHMARKING BIDDING BIDDING PROCESS BIOMASS CAPITAL COSTS CAPITALIZATION CASH FLOW COAL COGENERATION COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPETITIVENESS CONCESSION CONCESSIONS CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS CONTRACT CONDITIONS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS COST OF ENERGY CRUDE OIL CRUDE PRODUCTION DEBT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIESEL DIESEL GENERATORS DIESEL OIL DISCOUNT RATE DISTRIBUTION ASSETS DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION MARGIN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION PRICES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC VIABILITY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY PRICING ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY REGULATOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY END USERS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY LOSSES ENERGY PRICE ENERGY PRICES ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS ENERGY SALES ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY USE ETHANOL EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS FINANCIAL VIABILITY FUEL FUEL OIL FUEL PRICES FUELS GAS TURBINES GASIFICATION GASIFICATION PLANT GENERATING CAPACITY GENERATION GENERATION ASSETS GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATION COSTS GENERATION MARKET GENERATION PRICE GEOTHERMAL CAPACITY GEOTHERMAL PLANT GEOTHERMAL PLANTS GEOTHERMAL POWER GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES HYDROCARBONS HYDROPOWER IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INCOME INDEXATION INDUSTRIAL PRICES INFLATION INFLATION RATE INVENTORY INVESTMENT PROGRAM LARGE CUSTOMERS LIQUIDITY LNG LNG TERMINAL MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COST OF PRODUCTION MARKET INCENTIVES MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET RULES MARKET STRUCTURE MARKET VALUE MARKETING MONOPOLY NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS RESOURCES NET INCOME OIL OIL DEMAND OIL ENERGY OIL EXPLORATION OIL IMPORTS OIL INDUSTRY OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OIL PRODUCTS OPPORTUNISTIC BEHAVIOR PEAK DEMAND PEAK LOAD PEAK LOADS PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POOR CONSUMERS POWER POWER COMPANY POWER PLANTS POWER PRODUCTION POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM POWER STATIONS POWER SYSTEM PRICE CONTROL PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRICE INCREASES PRICE OF OIL PRICE POLICY PRICING PRINCIPLES PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT PRIVATIZATION PROCESS PRODUCTION COSTS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC POWER PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASE PRICE PURCHASING REFERENCE PRICES REFINED PRODUCTS REGULAR GASOLINE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE RESOURCE RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESERVE REQUIREMENTS RESIDENTIAL PRICES RETAIL ROUTES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SALE SALES SPOT MARKET SPOT PRICE STORAGE CAPACITY SUBSIDIZATION SUGARCANE SUPPLIERS SUPPLY COSTS TARIFF ADJUSTMENT TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS TARIFF CHANGES TARIFF REFORMS TARIFF STRUCTURE THERMAL CAPACITY THERMAL PLANTS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANTS TRADE BALANCE TRANSMISSION LINES TRANSMISSION SYSTEM UNDERLYING PROBLEMS VALUE ADDED VARIABLE COSTS VOLATILITY VOLTAGE WHOLESALE MARKET WHOLESALE PRICES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16383425/nicaragua-nota-de-politica-energetica-vol-2-2-energy-sector-policy-note-executive-summary-final http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18373

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16383425/nicaragua-nota-de-politica-energetica-vol-2-2-energy-sector-policy-note-executive-summary-final
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18373

Nicaragua : Energy Sector Policy Note, Executive Summary

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