Impact of reform and privatization on consumers: A case study of power sector reform in Orissa, India

Kundu, Goutam Kumar; Mishra, Bidhu Bhusan

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.03.053

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“…However, they also show that price increases were relatively small and achieved with significant improvements in service quality. Kundu and Mishra (2011) reach a similar conclusion for India where prices decreased -except for farmers which include many poor -and quality increased.…”

Section: On Equity and Fairnesssupporting

confidence: 58%

What if the TTIP changed the regulation of public services? Lessons for Europe from developing countries

Estache¹,

Philippe²

2016

Reflets Et Perspectives De La Vie Économique

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Section: On Equity and Fairnesssupporting

confidence: 58%

What if the TTIP changed the regulation of public services? Lessons for Europe from developing countries

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2016

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“…4,5 The impacts of these reforms have been mixed. Some claim that, despite an increase in tariffs, the quality of electricity service remains low (Dubash & Rajan, 2001), and others argue that the quality and availability of power to sectors aside from agriculture improved after a reduction in the agricultural electricity subsidy (Kundu & Mishra, 2011).…”

Section: Historical Background: Electricity Sector and Subsidiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and the Environment

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Jessoe

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2012

The Journal of Environment & Development

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In India, the government provides agricultural electricity subsidies amounting to 85% of the average cost of supply to encourage agricultural production and economic growth, especially among the rural poor. However, these agricultural input subsidies may compromise environmental quality and have the potential to reduce agricultural output in the long run. This article provides an overview of these subsidies in India, detailing the rationale behind their introduction and their evolution over time. It then examines the benefits of the subsidies, notably a rise in agricultural productivity and an increase in rural incomes. In addition, it considers the environmental and economic costs of this policy: accelerated groundwater extraction, increased electricity usage and in turn greenhouse gas emissions, a contribution to the intermittent and lowquality electricity service characteristic of India, and potential impacts on industrial growth. The authors then broaden the lessons learned from electricity subsidies in India to other countries and contextualize these findings within the discussion on environment and development.

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“…This, in turn, had knock on consequences and denuded revenues that would otherwise have been set aside for re-investment and capacity enhancement in the sector. Perhaps most disappointing of all, however, was the fact that the OERC found itself unable to change political subsidisation in the sector, setting in place tariff structures that once again resulted in financial losses (Thillai 2003;Ruet 2006;Kundu and Mishra 2011).…”

Section: Second Phase: the World Bank Push And Distribution Reformsmentioning

confidence: 97%

The Politics of Marketising Asia

Carroll¹,

Jarvis²

2014

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Impact of reform and privatization on consumers: A case study of power sector reform in Orissa, India

Cited by 16 publications

References 20 publications

What if the TTIP changed the regulation of public services? Lessons for Europe from developing countries

What if the TTIP changed the regulation of public services? Lessons for Europe from developing countries

Development and the Environment

The Politics of Marketising Asia

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