Azerbaijan - Raising Rates : Short-Term Implications of Residential Electricity Tariff Rebalancing

Tariffs are low in Azerbaijan and need to be raised to finance badly needed network maintenance and to balance supply and demand. This study presents an analysis of the short-term impacts of a 50 percent electricity tariff increase on residential c...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Social Analysis
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ADVERSE IMPACTS AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND BIODIVERSITY CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL STOCK CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COST SAVINGS COVERS DAMAGES DEFORESTATION ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ELASTICITIES ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUPPLY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EQUILIBRIUM EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS EXPENDITURES EXPORTS FOREST COVER FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCES FORESTRY FORESTS FRUITS FUELS GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS HEAT HEATING HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INCOME ELASTICITY INDOOR AIR POLLUTION INFLATION IRRIGATION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LOGGING MACHINERY NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE EFFECTS OPPORTUNITY COST PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS PAYMENTS/ PESTICIDES PETROLEUM POPULATION DENSITY POVERTY LINE PRESSURE PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGINS PUMPS REFRIGERATION RESPIRATORY DISEASES RIVERS SMOKE SOLID FUELS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX REVENUE TEMPERATURE TRADEOFFS TRANSITION ECONOMIES VEGETATION WAGES WELFARE COSTS WELFARE EFFECTS WHO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5543079/azerbaijan-raising-rates-short-term-implications-residential-electricity-tariff-rebalancing http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14381

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Summary:	Tariffs are low in Azerbaijan and need to be raised to finance badly needed network maintenance and to balance supply and demand. This study presents an analysis of the short-term impacts of a 50 percent electricity tariff increase on residential consumers. The study starts by reviewing electricity tariffs, consumption levels, and expenditure patterns compared to neighboring countries. It then considers the welfare effects o f raising tariffs, with particular attention to the poor and other vulnerable groups. It concludes with potential links to agriculture, the environment, and stakeholder analysis.

Azerbaijan - Raising Rates : Short-Term Implications of Residential Electricity Tariff Rebalancing

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