The East Asian Financial Crisis : Fallout for Private Power Projects

The authors discuss the impact of the East Asian financial crisis on the power sectors of four of the most severely affected economies-Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. For each country the authors examine the impact of the crisis...

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Main Authors: Gray, R. David, Schuster, John
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/08/441604/east-asian-financial-crisis-fallout-private-power-projects
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spelling okr-10986-115412021-04-23T14:02:56Z The East Asian Financial Crisis : Fallout for Private Power Projects Gray, R. David Schuster, John BLACKOUTS COAL DEBT DEPRECIATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY EXCHANGE RATE FOREIGN EXCHANGE HYDROELECTRIC POWER IMPORTS INTEREST RATES OIL POWER POWER DEVELOPMENT POWER GENERATION POWER INDUSTRY POWER PROJECTS POWER SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCERS PROJECT FINANCE PUBLIC UTILITIES RATING AGENCIES RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RISK SHARING STATE BANKS FINANCIAL CRISES POWER PROJECTS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION POWER SECTOR INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS UTILITIES TAR TARIFF RATES CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT The authors discuss the impact of the East Asian financial crisis on the power sectors of four of the most severely affected economies-Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. For each country the authors examine the impact of the crisis on the cost of private power and the knock-on effects on retail tariffs. They also assess the sustainability of current private power programs, which hinges on the level of government risk exposure, the method used in awarding contracts, and the changed capacity needs in the wake of slowing or negative GDP growth. 2012-08-13T15:20:43Z 2012-08-13T15:20:43Z 1998-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/08/441604/east-asian-financial-crisis-fallout-private-power-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11541 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 146 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Thailand Indonesia Malaysia Philippines
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topic BLACKOUTS
COAL
DEBT
DEPRECIATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRICITY
EXCHANGE RATE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
IMPORTS
INTEREST RATES
OIL
POWER
POWER DEVELOPMENT
POWER GENERATION
POWER INDUSTRY
POWER PROJECTS
POWER SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCERS
PROJECT FINANCE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATING AGENCIES
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RISK SHARING
STATE BANKS FINANCIAL CRISES
POWER PROJECTS
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
POWER SECTOR
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS
UTILITIES
TAR
TARIFF RATES
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
spellingShingle BLACKOUTS
COAL
DEBT
DEPRECIATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRICITY
EXCHANGE RATE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
IMPORTS
INTEREST RATES
OIL
POWER
POWER DEVELOPMENT
POWER GENERATION
POWER INDUSTRY
POWER PROJECTS
POWER SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCERS
PROJECT FINANCE
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RATING AGENCIES
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RISK SHARING
STATE BANKS FINANCIAL CRISES
POWER PROJECTS
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
POWER SECTOR
INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS
UTILITIES
TAR
TARIFF RATES
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
Gray, R. David
Schuster, John
The East Asian Financial Crisis : Fallout for Private Power Projects
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
relation Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 146
description The authors discuss the impact of the East Asian financial crisis on the power sectors of four of the most severely affected economies-Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. For each country the authors examine the impact of the crisis on the cost of private power and the knock-on effects on retail tariffs. They also assess the sustainability of current private power programs, which hinges on the level of government risk exposure, the method used in awarding contracts, and the changed capacity needs in the wake of slowing or negative GDP growth.
format Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author Gray, R. David
Schuster, John
author_facet Gray, R. David
Schuster, John
author_sort Gray, R. David
title The East Asian Financial Crisis : Fallout for Private Power Projects
title_short The East Asian Financial Crisis : Fallout for Private Power Projects
title_full The East Asian Financial Crisis : Fallout for Private Power Projects
title_fullStr The East Asian Financial Crisis : Fallout for Private Power Projects
title_full_unstemmed The East Asian Financial Crisis : Fallout for Private Power Projects
title_sort east asian financial crisis : fallout for private power projects
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/08/441604/east-asian-financial-crisis-fallout-private-power-projects
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11541
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