Electrification and Household Welfare : Evidence from Pakistan

Electrification and Household Welfare : Evidence from Pakistan

As many as 50 million people in Pakistan may still live without connection to the electric grid. Pakistan also has some of the world's worst power outages. Using data from a nationally representative two-period panel survey, this paper present...

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Main Authors: Samad, Hussain, Zhang, Fan
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
ELECTRICITY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/585231536778611429/Electrification-and-Household-Welfare-Evidence-from-Pakistan
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spelling okr-10986-304272021-06-08T14:42:47Z Electrification and Household Welfare : Evidence from Pakistan Samad, Hussain Zhang, Fan ELECTRICITY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION HOUSEHOLD WELFARE As many as 50 million people in Pakistan may still live without connection to the electric grid. Pakistan also has some of the world's worst power outages. Using data from a nationally representative two-period panel survey, this paper presents the first empirical evidence on the cost of unreliable electricity supply to households in Pakistan. The results show that lack of connectivity and poor reliability may be costing the country at least $4.5 billion (1.7 percent of gross domestic product) a year. Addressing the problem requires energy sector reforms to correct regulatory and institutional distortions in the gas and electricity sectors. 2018-09-14T19:59:38Z 2018-09-14T19:59:38Z 2018-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/585231536778611429/Electrification-and-Household-Welfare-Evidence-from-Pakistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30427 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8582 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia Pakistan
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topic ELECTRICITY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
Samad, Hussain
Zhang, Fan
Electrification and Household Welfare : Evidence from Pakistan
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relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8582
description As many as 50 million people in Pakistan may still live without connection to the electric grid. Pakistan also has some of the world's worst power outages. Using data from a nationally representative two-period panel survey, this paper presents the first empirical evidence on the cost of unreliable electricity supply to households in Pakistan. The results show that lack of connectivity and poor reliability may be costing the country at least $4.5 billion (1.7 percent of gross domestic product) a year. Addressing the problem requires energy sector reforms to correct regulatory and institutional distortions in the gas and electricity sectors.
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author Samad, Hussain
Zhang, Fan
author_facet Samad, Hussain
Zhang, Fan
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title Electrification and Household Welfare : Evidence from Pakistan
title_short Electrification and Household Welfare : Evidence from Pakistan
title_full Electrification and Household Welfare : Evidence from Pakistan
title_fullStr Electrification and Household Welfare : Evidence from Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Electrification and Household Welfare : Evidence from Pakistan
title_sort electrification and household welfare : evidence from pakistan
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/585231536778611429/Electrification-and-Household-Welfare-Evidence-from-Pakistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30427
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