People and Power: Electricity Sector Reforms and the Poor in Europe and Central AsiaWorld Bank Publications, 2007 - 227 pages Empirical insights on household behavior and electricity consumption patterns in this book reveal that, in Europe and Central Asia, the erosion of tariff based subsidies has disproportionately affected the poor, while direct transfers through social benefit systems have often been inadequately targeted. The book suggests alternative strategies for achieving cost-recovery in the electricity sector in a socially and politically acceptable manner, providing lessons that are equally relevant for other utilities and regions. |
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Page xi
... Consumers 21 3.1 Timeline of Reforms in the Electricity Sector in ECA 36 3.2 Urban Non-network Energy Use in ECA 41 4.1 Wood and Electricity Make Up the Bulk of Household Winter Energy Expenditures 49 4.2 The Burden Is Higher for the ...
... Consumers 21 3.1 Timeline of Reforms in the Electricity Sector in ECA 36 3.2 Urban Non-network Energy Use in ECA 41 4.1 Wood and Electricity Make Up the Bulk of Household Winter Energy Expenditures 49 4.2 The Burden Is Higher for the ...
Page xii
... Consumer Surplus Following Electricity Tariff Increase to Full Cost Recovery 147 9.2 Per Household Annual Cash Compensation to Offset Electricity Tariff Change for a Range of Demand Elasticities 148 9.3 Leakage and Coverage Are Highly ...
... Consumer Surplus Following Electricity Tariff Increase to Full Cost Recovery 147 9.2 Per Household Annual Cash Compensation to Offset Electricity Tariff Change for a Range of Demand Elasticities 148 9.3 Leakage and Coverage Are Highly ...
Page xxi
... Consumer Price Index DALY Disability Adjusted Life Years EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ECA Europe and Central Asia ECSSD Europe and Central Asia Region Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Unit (World Bank) ...
... Consumer Price Index DALY Disability Adjusted Life Years EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ECA Europe and Central Asia ECSSD Europe and Central Asia Region Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Unit (World Bank) ...
Page xxiii
... consumers at nominal cost, was an electricity sector leaching scarce fiscal resources from impoverished newly independent states, while seeing dramatic deterioration of its infrastructure. In the worst affected countries service was ...
... consumers at nominal cost, was an electricity sector leaching scarce fiscal resources from impoverished newly independent states, while seeing dramatic deterioration of its infrastructure. In the worst affected countries service was ...
Page xxiv
... consumer opposition to tariff increases lay behind some of the most virulent and vocal opposition, adding legitimacy to the antireform rhetoric of other constituencies. The value of being able to separate perception and polemic from ...
... consumer opposition to tariff increases lay behind some of the most virulent and vocal opposition, adding legitimacy to the antireform rhetoric of other constituencies. The value of being able to separate perception and polemic from ...
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