Impact of reform and privatisation on employees a case study of power sector reform in Orissa, India

Kundu, Goutam Kumar; Mishra, Bidhu Bhusan

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2012.02.026

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“…The performance and efficiency analysis of Indian electricity generation companies supported the policy of unbundling the power sector while state owned companies appeared inefficient (Jain et al, 2010). However, privatisation brought about different impacts among employees productivity in the state of Orissa as some employees felt benefits while others did not (Kundu and Mishra, 2012). In contrast, technical performance in the Thai electricity industry was found to be mainly driven by technological and productivity improvements (Wattana and Sharma, 2011).…”

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“…Tariff order also rationalized electricity pricing by lowering the cross-subsidies between industrial and residential customers while unbundling lowered the cross-subsidy between industrial and agricultural customers. In Orissa, the average electricity tariff increased from 1991 to 2001 (Kundu and Mishra, 2011). However, the price of electricity sharply increased particularly for agricultural customers after reforms due to the abolishment of government subsidies.…”

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A Quarter Century Effort Yet to Come of Age: A Survey of Power Sector Reforms in Developing Countries

Jamasb¹,

Nepal²,

Timilsina³

2015

Policy Research Working Papers

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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Section: Impacts Of Reforms On Productivity and Economic Efficiencymentioning

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Section: Impacts Of Reforms On Electricity Pricingmentioning

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A Quarter Century Effort Yet to Come of Age: A Survey of Power Sector Reforms in Developing Countries

Jamasb¹,

Nepal²,

Timilsina³

2015

Policy Research Working Papers

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“…However, government has been interested in inviting private capital for designing, building, operating and maintaining infrastructure for providing public service (Kale, 2014; Prayas (Energy Group), 2019). However, there are drawbacks in full privatization, such as loss of government control, an effect on public sector employees and inability to reach the rural mass (Kundu and Mishra, 2012). Even where governments do find the resources to subsidize public utility service, large sectors of the population remain unserved (Kale, 2014).…”

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Unveiling benefits through franchising in Indian power distribution: addressing the resources scarcity

Das

2021

JEAS

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PurposeThe Indian power distribution companies are increasingly recognizing franchising for reviving their high loss-making rural pockets. The motivation for franchising has been a reduction of the franchisor's resource scarcity by bringing in operational efficiency and improved service quality to end consumers. However, there is a dearth of evidence on the influence of the franchisee's operations in addressing the resource scarcity of franchisors in predominantly rural areas. This study contributes towards filling the research gap.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative embedded multiple case study was conducted. The cases comprised two rural franchisees operating towards attaining the common goal. The study was built on archival analysis, personal observations and semi-structured interviews with the franchisors and franchisee officials across the organization's hierarchical levels. A conceptual model based on the review of prior literature formed the initial set of coding for the study. The data were presented based on within-case and across-case analysis.FindingsThe analysis revealed that the contract design impacts the requisite operational efficiency achievement. This variation could be elaborated by factors, such as system adaptation across organizational hierarchy, autonomy and independence, review and feedback systems, monitoring, a professional's attitude, bureaucracy, adaption with the local areas, risk sharing, incentives and compensation structure.Research limitations/implicationsThe study findings could be generalized to the extent of similar socio-economic conditions, prevailing governance mechanisms and law and orders. Additionally, since the law does not mandate the regulatory commissions to scrutinize the performance of the franchisees, the study was built on data shared by the franchisees and the discom. Further, this study considered the performance of only two performing franchisees. Matching these actualities with the discoveries of this study remains a continuing project as participation of private players is increasingly being recognized. Therefore, the insights drawn from this study could be used to improve the franchise model and can be scaled up across the nation, regions and sectors.Originality/valueThere is a dearth of literature on franchising in electricity distribution. This study is one of the first studies on studying the franchise system in the electricity distribution sector through the application of a well-accepted management theory.

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“…The performance and efficiency analysis of the Indian generation companies supported the policy of unbundling the sector while state owned companies appeared inefficient (Jain et al, 2010). However, privatisation brought about different impacts on employee productivity in the state of Orissa as some employees benefitted while others did not (Kundu and Mishra, 2012). In contrast, technical performance in the Thai electricity industry was mainly driven by technological and productivity improvements (Wattana and Sharma, 2011).…”

Section: Impacts Of Reforms On Productivity and Economic Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Quarter Century Effort Yet to Come of Age: A Survey of Electricity Sector Reform in Developing Countries

Jamasb¹,

Nepal²,

Timilsina³

2017

The Energy Journal

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More than two and a half decades have passed since the worldwide spread of electricity sector reforms including in the developing and transition countries. The reforms signified a major departure from the traditional publicly-owned vertically integrated production, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. Although the details of the design and extent of the reforms have varied, they set out to significantly rearrange the market structure, the involvement of the state, and regulation and oversight of the sector.

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Impact of reform and privatisation on employees a case study of power sector reform in Orissa, India

Cited by 5 publications

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A Quarter Century Effort Yet to Come of Age: A Survey of Power Sector Reforms in Developing Countries

A Quarter Century Effort Yet to Come of Age: A Survey of Power Sector Reforms in Developing Countries

Unveiling benefits through franchising in Indian power distribution: addressing the resources scarcity

A Quarter Century Effort Yet to Come of Age: A Survey of Electricity Sector Reform in Developing Countries

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