Policy Notes : Indian Power Sector

This note lays out the implications for the financial sector and budget of the huge and increasing losses of Indian distribution companies (DisComs) and presents potential approaches to address the issue. It is divided into two parts: part one is a...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO MARKETS ADVERSE EFFECTS AMOUNT OF POWER ANTHRACITE ANTHRACITE COAL APPROACH AUCTION AUCTIONS AVAILABILITY BALANCE BILL COLLECTION BULK POWER CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY SHORTAGES CAPITAL COSTS CARBON CHEMICAL PLANTS COAL COAL EXPORTS COAL INDUSTRY COAL MINE COAL MINES COAL PRICE COAL PRODUCER COAL PRODUCERS COAL PRODUCTION COAL SUPPLY COAL TRANSPORTATION CODE OF CONDUCT COLLECTION SYSTEM COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONCESSIONS CONNECTION CHARGES CONNECTION COSTS CONSERVATION CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT PRICES COST RECOVERY CRUDE OIL CUSTOMER SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DEMAND FOR POWER DEMAND FORECAST DEREGULATION DIESEL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DOMESTIC COAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VIABILITY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT EFFICIENT USE ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY BOARDS ELECTRICITY COUNCIL ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SERVICES ELECTRICITY TARIFF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS END-USERS ENERGY AUDIT ENERGY ECONOMICS ENERGY USAGE EXPENDITURE FAIR FINANCIAL VIABILITY FRANCHISE MODEL FRANCHISEES FUEL FUEL COST FUEL COSTS FUEL DEMAND FUEL PRICE FUEL PRICES FUEL SUPPLY FUELS GAS SUPPLY GENERATING CAPACITY GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GRID ELECTRICITY GRID EXTENSION GRID OPERATOR GRID OPERATORS GRID SYSTEMS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAT HYDROPOWER INCENTIVE MECHANISMS INCOME INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS INFLATION INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVENTORIES KEROSENE KEROSENE USE LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION LNG LOAD FACTOR LONG TERM CONTRACT LOWER TARIFFS MANDATORY COMPLIANCE MARKET FLUCTUATIONS MARKET POWER MARKET RISK MARKET RISKS MARKET STUDIES MONOPOLIES NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NUCLEAR POWER OIL OIL CRISIS OPEN ACCESS PERFORMANCE TARGETS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POWER POWER CAPACITY POWER COMPANIES POWER COMPANY POWER CONSUMPTION POWER FACILITIES POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION CAPACITY POWER GENERATORS POWER GRID POWER GRIDS POWER INDUSTRY POWER NETWORK POWER PLANT POWER PLANTS POWER PRODUCERS POWER SECTOR POWER STATIONS POWER UTILITIES PRICE ADJUSTMENT PRICE CHANGES PRICE INCREASES PRICE OF COAL PRICE POLICY PRICE VARIATION PRICES FOR COAL PRICES OF COAL PRICING POLICY PRICING REFORM PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PUBLIC SECTOR RAINFALL RAW MATERIALS REBATE REGULATORY DECISIONS REGULATORY EFFICIENCY RENEWABLE ENERGY RESIDENTIAL USERS RETAIL RETAIL CONSUMERS RETAIL TARIFFS RURAL ELECTRIC RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY SALES SERVICE PROVIDERS SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS SPOT PRICE SPREAD STATE UTILITIES STEAM COAL SUBSTITUTE SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS SURPLUS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARIFF ADJUSTMENT TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF REVIEWS TAX INCENTIVES THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER GENERATION THERMAL POWER PLANTS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITIES UTILITY COMPANIES VESSELS VOLATILE MATTER VOLTAGE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/20161457/india-policy-notes-indian-power-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20588