The Role of Policy Driven Incentives : A Cross-Country Analysis

This paper presents new global evidence on the key determinants of public-private partnership investment in electricity generated by renewable energy based on a panel data analysis for 105 developing countries over a period of 16 years from 1993 to...

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Main Author: Vagliasindi, Maria
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
CO2
GAS
IPO
OIL
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16481342/role-policy-driven-incentives-attract-ppps-renewable-based-energy-developing-countries-cross-country-analysis
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topic ABUNDANT RESOURCE
ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES
ALLOCATION OF RISKS
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
BARRIER
BIOGAS
BIOMASS
BIOMASS CAPACITY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CARBON
CLEAN ENERGY
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CO2
COAL
COGENERATION
COGENERATION PLANTS
COMPETITION FOR ENERGY
COMPETITIVE MARKET
CONSTRUCTION COST
COST OF CAPITAL
COST REDUCTIONS
DEBT
DEBT MATURITY
DEBT SERVICE
DEMOCRACY
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DIESEL
DIESEL FUEL
DIFFUSION
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DUMMY VARIABLE
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRICAL OUTPUT
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY FROM WIND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
ELECTRIFICATION
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMISSION
EMISSIONS
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY INVESTMENTS
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SECURITY
ENERGY SOURCE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUAL SHARE
EXPLORATION DRILLING
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FIXED RATE
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL COST
FUEL PRICE
GAS
GAS PRICES
GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS
GEOTHERMAL POWER
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GEOTHERMAL PRODUCTION
GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
GLOBAL INVESTMENT
GOVERNANCE INDICATOR
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
GREEN POWER
GRID CONNECTION
GROWTH IN ENERGY DEMAND
HYDRO POWER
HYDROPOWER
INCOME
INCOME LEVEL
INFLATION
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT
IPO
JURISDICTIONS
KILOWATT HOUR
LANDFILL
LANDFILL GAS
LOAN
LOAN GUARANTEES
MACROECONOMIC CONTROL
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLE
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MARKET RISKS
MARKET SIZE
MARKET STRUCTURES
NATIONAL GRID
NATURAL GAS
OFFSHORE WIND
OIL
PORTFOLIO
POWER
POWER DEMAND
POWER GENERATION
POWER PRODUCER
POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
POWER SECTOR
POWER SYSTEM
PRICE OF OIL
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRIVATE FINANCE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE INVESTOR
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
RAPID EXPANSION
RAPID GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
REGIONAL DUMMIES
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY REGIMES
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET
RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY
RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCERS
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLIERS
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY USE
RENEWABLE GENERATION
RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS
RENEWABLE SOURCES
RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
RISK PREMIUM
RISK REDUCTION
RURAL ENERGY
SECURITY CONCERNS
SMALL POWER PRODUCERS
SOLAR POWER
SOLAR THERMAL
SOLID BIOMASS
SOURCE OF ENERGY
SUGAR MILLS
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TARIFF DESIGN
TARIFF STRUCTURE
TAX
TAX BREAK
TEMPERATURE
TOTAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION
TRACK RECORD
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
UNEP
URBANIZATION
VENTURE CAPITALISTS
WIND
WIND CAPACITY
WIND ENERGY
WIND FARMS
WIND GENERATION
WIND GENERATORS
WIND POWER
WIND PROJECT
WIND PROJECTS
WIND RESOURCES
WIND SPEEDS
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
spellingShingle ABUNDANT RESOURCE
ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES
ALLOCATION OF RISKS
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT
BARRIER
BIOGAS
BIOMASS
BIOMASS CAPACITY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CARBON
CLEAN ENERGY
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CO2
COAL
COGENERATION
COGENERATION PLANTS
COMPETITION FOR ENERGY
COMPETITIVE MARKET
CONSTRUCTION COST
COST OF CAPITAL
COST REDUCTIONS
DEBT
DEBT MATURITY
DEBT SERVICE
DEMOCRACY
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DIESEL
DIESEL FUEL
DIFFUSION
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DUMMY VARIABLE
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRICAL OUTPUT
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY FROM WIND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
ELECTRIFICATION
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMISSION
EMISSIONS
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY INVESTMENTS
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SECURITY
ENERGY SOURCE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUAL SHARE
EXPLORATION DRILLING
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FIXED RATE
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL COST
FUEL PRICE
GAS
GAS PRICES
GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS
GEOTHERMAL POWER
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GEOTHERMAL PRODUCTION
GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
GLOBAL INVESTMENT
GOVERNANCE INDICATOR
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
GREEN POWER
GRID CONNECTION
GROWTH IN ENERGY DEMAND
HYDRO POWER
HYDROPOWER
INCOME
INCOME LEVEL
INFLATION
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT
IPO
JURISDICTIONS
KILOWATT HOUR
LANDFILL
LANDFILL GAS
LOAN
LOAN GUARANTEES
MACROECONOMIC CONTROL
MACROECONOMIC VARIABLE
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MARKET RISKS
MARKET SIZE
MARKET STRUCTURES
NATIONAL GRID
NATURAL GAS
OFFSHORE WIND
OIL
PORTFOLIO
POWER
POWER DEMAND
POWER GENERATION
POWER PRODUCER
POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
POWER SECTOR
POWER SYSTEM
PRICE OF OIL
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRIVATE FINANCE
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE INVESTOR
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
RAPID EXPANSION
RAPID GROWTH
RATE OF RETURN
REGIONAL DUMMIES
REGULATOR
REGULATORS
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY REGIMES
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET
RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY
RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCERS
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLIERS
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY USE
RENEWABLE GENERATION
RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS
RENEWABLE SOURCES
RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY
RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
RISK PREMIUM
RISK REDUCTION
RURAL ENERGY
SECURITY CONCERNS
SMALL POWER PRODUCERS
SOLAR POWER
SOLAR THERMAL
SOLID BIOMASS
SOURCE OF ENERGY
SUGAR MILLS
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TARIFF DESIGN
TARIFF STRUCTURE
TAX
TAX BREAK
TEMPERATURE
TOTAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION
TRACK RECORD
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
UNEP
URBANIZATION
VENTURE CAPITALISTS
WIND
WIND CAPACITY
WIND ENERGY
WIND FARMS
WIND GENERATION
WIND GENERATORS
WIND POWER
WIND PROJECT
WIND PROJECTS
WIND RESOURCES
WIND SPEEDS
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Vagliasindi, Maria
The Role of Policy Driven Incentives : A Cross-Country Analysis
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6120
description This paper presents new global evidence on the key determinants of public-private partnership investment in electricity generated by renewable energy based on a panel data analysis for 105 developing countries over a period of 16 years from 1993 to 2008. It aims to identify the key factors affecting the private investor's decision to enter renewable-based energy generation, through a probit analysis and the amount of investment sunk in this market segment, based on Heckman's sample selection analysis. One of the key results of the paper is that the market for renewable-based energy is strongly driven by supportive policies. Support policies serve not only to attract the entry of private investors, but also to determine the level of investment. In the latter case, its impact is less significant, suggesting the need over time to revisit the power of the incentive schemes, as well as the implied allocation of risks between the public and private sector to ensure that feed-in tariffs produce the desired amount of investment. In contrast, broader economy-wide governance factors, including control for corruption and degree of political competition, are considered by private investors mainly for taking the decision to enter into renewable-based generation. This reinforces the expectation that private investors seem to be adequately protected against their risks, so that once they have entered the market, they can accommodate the governance environment. Private investors in renewable-based energy also require technical and regulatory certainty about the availability of renewable-ready transmission resources, if they are to finance investments. Private investors entering the market look more at the size of the market rather than the income level, whereas when determining the level of investment they assess both the size and "affordability" level. This raises some concerns on the sustainability of support mechanisms and their financing, particularly when the incremental costs implied by renewable-based generation are passed through to consumers.
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author Vagliasindi, Maria
author_facet Vagliasindi, Maria
author_sort Vagliasindi, Maria
title The Role of Policy Driven Incentives : A Cross-Country Analysis
title_short The Role of Policy Driven Incentives : A Cross-Country Analysis
title_full The Role of Policy Driven Incentives : A Cross-Country Analysis
title_fullStr The Role of Policy Driven Incentives : A Cross-Country Analysis
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Policy Driven Incentives : A Cross-Country Analysis
title_sort role of policy driven incentives : a cross-country analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16481342/role-policy-driven-incentives-attract-ppps-renewable-based-energy-developing-countries-cross-country-analysis
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spelling okr-10986-119362021-04-23T14:02:58Z The Role of Policy Driven Incentives : A Cross-Country Analysis Vagliasindi, Maria ABUNDANT RESOURCE ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES ALLOCATION OF RISKS APPROACH AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT BARRIER BIOGAS BIOMASS BIOMASS CAPACITY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CARBON CLEAN ENERGY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CO2 COAL COGENERATION COGENERATION PLANTS COMPETITION FOR ENERGY COMPETITIVE MARKET CONSTRUCTION COST COST OF CAPITAL COST REDUCTIONS DEBT DEBT MATURITY DEBT SERVICE DEMOCRACY DEMOGRAPHIC DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DIESEL DIESEL FUEL DIFFUSION DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DUMMY VARIABLE ELECTRIC UTILITIES ELECTRICAL OUTPUT ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY FROM WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRIFICATION EMERGING ECONOMIES EMISSION EMISSIONS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY INVESTMENTS ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUAL SHARE EXPLORATION DRILLING FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FIXED RATE FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUELS FUEL COST FUEL PRICE GAS GAS PRICES GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS GEOTHERMAL POWER GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS GEOTHERMAL PRODUCTION GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL INVESTMENT GOVERNANCE INDICATOR GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GREEN POWER GRID CONNECTION GROWTH IN ENERGY DEMAND HYDRO POWER HYDROPOWER INCOME INCOME LEVEL INFLATION INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT IPO JURISDICTIONS KILOWATT HOUR LANDFILL LANDFILL GAS LOAN LOAN GUARANTEES MACROECONOMIC CONTROL MACROECONOMIC VARIABLE MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET RISKS MARKET SIZE MARKET STRUCTURES NATIONAL GRID NATURAL GAS OFFSHORE WIND OIL PORTFOLIO POWER POWER DEMAND POWER GENERATION POWER PRODUCER POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS POWER SECTOR POWER SYSTEM PRICE OF OIL PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE FINANCE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE INVESTOR PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP RAPID EXPANSION RAPID GROWTH RATE OF RETURN REGIONAL DUMMIES REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY REGIME REGULATORY REGIMES REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY RENEWABLE ENERGIES RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCERS RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLIERS RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY RENEWABLE ENERGY USE RENEWABLE GENERATION RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS RENEWABLE SOURCES RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES RISK PREMIUM RISK REDUCTION RURAL ENERGY SECURITY CONCERNS SMALL POWER PRODUCERS SOLAR POWER SOLAR THERMAL SOLID BIOMASS SOURCE OF ENERGY SUGAR MILLS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TARIFF DESIGN TARIFF STRUCTURE TAX TAX BREAK TEMPERATURE TOTAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION TRACK RECORD TRANSMISSION SYSTEM UNEP URBANIZATION VENTURE CAPITALISTS WIND WIND CAPACITY WIND ENERGY WIND FARMS WIND GENERATION WIND GENERATORS WIND POWER WIND PROJECT WIND PROJECTS WIND RESOURCES WIND SPEEDS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS This paper presents new global evidence on the key determinants of public-private partnership investment in electricity generated by renewable energy based on a panel data analysis for 105 developing countries over a period of 16 years from 1993 to 2008. It aims to identify the key factors affecting the private investor's decision to enter renewable-based energy generation, through a probit analysis and the amount of investment sunk in this market segment, based on Heckman's sample selection analysis. One of the key results of the paper is that the market for renewable-based energy is strongly driven by supportive policies. Support policies serve not only to attract the entry of private investors, but also to determine the level of investment. In the latter case, its impact is less significant, suggesting the need over time to revisit the power of the incentive schemes, as well as the implied allocation of risks between the public and private sector to ensure that feed-in tariffs produce the desired amount of investment. In contrast, broader economy-wide governance factors, including control for corruption and degree of political competition, are considered by private investors mainly for taking the decision to enter into renewable-based generation. This reinforces the expectation that private investors seem to be adequately protected against their risks, so that once they have entered the market, they can accommodate the governance environment. Private investors in renewable-based energy also require technical and regulatory certainty about the availability of renewable-ready transmission resources, if they are to finance investments. Private investors entering the market look more at the size of the market rather than the income level, whereas when determining the level of investment they assess both the size and "affordability" level. This raises some concerns on the sustainability of support mechanisms and their financing, particularly when the incremental costs implied by renewable-based generation are passed through to consumers. 2012-12-07T18:30:03Z 2012-12-07T18:30:03Z 2012-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16481342/role-policy-driven-incentives-attract-ppps-renewable-based-energy-developing-countries-cross-country-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11936 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6120 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research