Armenia Travels the Bumpy Road to All-Day Electricity Supply : How Perseverance Pays Off in Power Sector Reform
Armenia's power sector has suffered many setbacks: in the late 1980s an earthquake that took its major nuclear plant off-line, and in the early 1990s the collapse of the Soviet Union, economic blockade, and repeated sabotage of a new gas pipel...
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okr-10986-107412021-04-23T14:02:52Z Armenia Travels the Bumpy Road to All-Day Electricity Supply : How Perseverance Pays Off in Power Sector Reform Sargsyan, Gevorg Balabanyan, Ani Hankinson, Denzel APARTMENT BLOCKS APPROACH BIDDING PROCESS COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS CROSS-SUBSIDIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DRINKING WATER DUE DILIGENCE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CRISIS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ENERGY SYSTEM ENERGY USE EXPANSION FISCAL DEFICIT FUEL FUEL SUPPLY GAS GAS PIPELINE HEATING HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION INDEPENDENT REGULATOR LITIGATION NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUCLEAR PLANT NUCLEAR POWER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OIL PIPELINE POWER POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATORS POWER PLANTS POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM POWER SYSTEM PRICE INCREASES PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATIZATION PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PUMPING REGULATORY COMMISSION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE QUALITY STANDARDS STATE UTILITY SUPPLIERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TENDER DOCUMENTS THERMAL PLANTS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM UTILITIES UTILITY BILLS WATER SECTOR WATER UTILITIES Armenia's power sector has suffered many setbacks: in the late 1980s an earthquake that took its major nuclear plant off-line, and in the early 1990s the collapse of the Soviet Union, economic blockade, and repeated sabotage of a new gas pipeline-all of which severely disrupted fuel supply. The government set out to reform and privatize the sector, persevering through setbacks and learning from initial failure. Its persistence paid off: today the system runs efficiently and delivers power 24 hours a day. The following lessons can be learned from Armenia's example: Political will is paramount; champions matter; initial failure may be better than not trying at all; frequent, substantive communications with bidders helps; a comprehensive, cross-sectoral approach to reform is beneficial; reform should start before privatization; donors should provide the right mix of support; and service quality matters most. 2012-08-13T12:59:19Z 2012-08-13T12:59:19Z 2006-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/7090261/armenia-travels-bumpy-road-all-day-electricity-supply-perseverance-pays-off-power-sector-reform http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10741 English Gridlines; No. 2 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Armenia |
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APARTMENT BLOCKS APPROACH BIDDING PROCESS COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS CROSS-SUBSIDIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DRINKING WATER DUE DILIGENCE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CRISIS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ENERGY SYSTEM ENERGY USE EXPANSION FISCAL DEFICIT FUEL FUEL SUPPLY GAS GAS PIPELINE HEATING HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION INDEPENDENT REGULATOR LITIGATION NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUCLEAR PLANT NUCLEAR POWER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OIL PIPELINE POWER POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATORS POWER PLANTS POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM POWER SYSTEM PRICE INCREASES PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATIZATION PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PUMPING REGULATORY COMMISSION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE QUALITY STANDARDS STATE UTILITY SUPPLIERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TENDER DOCUMENTS THERMAL PLANTS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM UTILITIES UTILITY BILLS WATER SECTOR WATER UTILITIES |
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APARTMENT BLOCKS APPROACH BIDDING PROCESS COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS CROSS-SUBSIDIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DRINKING WATER DUE DILIGENCE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CRISIS ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ENERGY SYSTEM ENERGY USE EXPANSION FISCAL DEFICIT FUEL FUEL SUPPLY GAS GAS PIPELINE HEATING HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION INDEPENDENT REGULATOR LITIGATION NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUCLEAR PLANT NUCLEAR POWER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OIL PIPELINE POWER POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATORS POWER PLANTS POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM POWER SYSTEM PRICE INCREASES PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATIZATION PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PUMPING REGULATORY COMMISSION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE QUALITY STANDARDS STATE UTILITY SUPPLIERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TENDER DOCUMENTS THERMAL PLANTS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM UTILITIES UTILITY BILLS WATER SECTOR WATER UTILITIES Sargsyan, Gevorg Balabanyan, Ani Hankinson, Denzel Armenia Travels the Bumpy Road to All-Day Electricity Supply : How Perseverance Pays Off in Power Sector Reform |
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Armenia's power sector has suffered
many setbacks: in the late 1980s an earthquake that took its
major nuclear plant off-line, and in the early 1990s the
collapse of the Soviet Union, economic blockade, and
repeated sabotage of a new gas pipeline-all of which
severely disrupted fuel supply. The government set out to
reform and privatize the sector, persevering through
setbacks and learning from initial failure. Its persistence
paid off: today the system runs efficiently and delivers
power 24 hours a day. The following lessons can be learned
from Armenia's example: Political will is paramount;
champions matter; initial failure may be better than not
trying at all; frequent, substantive communications with
bidders helps; a comprehensive, cross-sectoral approach to
reform is beneficial; reform should start before
privatization; donors should provide the right mix of
support; and service quality matters most. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
| author |
Sargsyan, Gevorg Balabanyan, Ani Hankinson, Denzel |
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Sargsyan, Gevorg Balabanyan, Ani Hankinson, Denzel |
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Sargsyan, Gevorg |
| title |
Armenia Travels the Bumpy Road to All-Day Electricity Supply : How Perseverance Pays Off in Power Sector Reform |
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Armenia Travels the Bumpy Road to All-Day Electricity Supply : How Perseverance Pays Off in Power Sector Reform |
| title_full |
Armenia Travels the Bumpy Road to All-Day Electricity Supply : How Perseverance Pays Off in Power Sector Reform |
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Armenia Travels the Bumpy Road to All-Day Electricity Supply : How Perseverance Pays Off in Power Sector Reform |
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Armenia Travels the Bumpy Road to All-Day Electricity Supply : How Perseverance Pays Off in Power Sector Reform |
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armenia travels the bumpy road to all-day electricity supply : how perseverance pays off in power sector reform |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/7090261/armenia-travels-bumpy-road-all-day-electricity-supply-perseverance-pays-off-power-sector-reform http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10741 |
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