Lessons for Electric Utilities from COVID-19 Responses in Emerging Markets

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting economic shutdown have severely depressed electricity demand across the globe, with acute consequences for the revenues and financial health of utilities, as well as smaller providers of utility...

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Main Authors:	Apfalter, Stefan, Hommes, Martin, Pereira Mendes, Miguel, Toba, Natsuko
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE POWER SECTOR REFORM ELECTRICITY DEMAND
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/747031606379394783/Lessons-for-Electric-Utilities-from-COVID-19-Responses-in-Emerging-Markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34854

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spelling	okr-10986-348542021-04-23T14:02:10Z Lessons for Electric Utilities from COVID-19 Responses in Emerging Markets Apfalter, Stefan Hommes, Martin Pereira Mendes, Miguel Toba, Natsuko EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE POWER SECTOR REFORM ELECTRICITY DEMAND The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting economic shutdown have severely depressed electricity demand across the globe, with acute consequences for the revenues and financial health of utilities, as well as smaller providers of utility services and off-grid companies. In many places, utility service providers also must manage the inability of consumers to pay for their services. Government support has been forthcoming, but utilities need to work closely with policymakers to ensure that programs are carefully designed in order to maintain ongoing system reforms, competitiveness, and affordability, and avoid long-lasting market disruptions. These support measures should avoid redundancy among sectors and ensure that resources are efficiently allocated and that welfare improvements are fairly distributed across the country in a sustainable manner. Investors must also understand changes to utilities’ finances and should work to support further reforms. 2020-12-02T15:08:09Z 2020-12-02T15:08:09Z 2020-09 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/747031606379394783/Lessons-for-Electric-Utilities-from-COVID-19-Responses-in-Emerging-Markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34854 English EMCompass;Note 90 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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spellingShingle	EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISE POWER SECTOR REFORM ELECTRICITY DEMAND Apfalter, Stefan Hommes, Martin Pereira Mendes, Miguel Toba, Natsuko Lessons for Electric Utilities from COVID-19 Responses in Emerging Markets
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description	The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting economic shutdown have severely depressed electricity demand across the globe, with acute consequences for the revenues and financial health of utilities, as well as smaller providers of utility services and off-grid companies. In many places, utility service providers also must manage the inability of consumers to pay for their services. Government support has been forthcoming, but utilities need to work closely with policymakers to ensure that programs are carefully designed in order to maintain ongoing system reforms, competitiveness, and affordability, and avoid long-lasting market disruptions. These support measures should avoid redundancy among sectors and ensure that resources are efficiently allocated and that welfare improvements are fairly distributed across the country in a sustainable manner. Investors must also understand changes to utilities’ finances and should work to support further reforms.
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author	Apfalter, Stefan Hommes, Martin Pereira Mendes, Miguel Toba, Natsuko
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title	Lessons for Electric Utilities from COVID-19 Responses in Emerging Markets
title_short	Lessons for Electric Utilities from COVID-19 Responses in Emerging Markets
title_full	Lessons for Electric Utilities from COVID-19 Responses in Emerging Markets
title_fullStr	Lessons for Electric Utilities from COVID-19 Responses in Emerging Markets
title_full_unstemmed	Lessons for Electric Utilities from COVID-19 Responses in Emerging Markets
title_sort	lessons for electric utilities from covid-19 responses in emerging markets
publisher	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/747031606379394783/Lessons-for-Electric-Utilities-from-COVID-19-Responses-in-Emerging-Markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34854
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Lessons for Electric Utilities from COVID-19 Responses in Emerging Markets

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