Revisiting Reform in the Energy Sector : Lessons from Georgia

This paper reviews the changes in the supply of electricity and gas from the perpective of households, utility operators, and the government. The objective is to highlight lessons from the reforms implemented and to apply them to the future reform...

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Main Authors:	Lampietti, Julian A., Gonzalez, Hernan, Wilson, Margaret, Hamilton, Ellen, Vashakmadze, Sergo
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Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	ADVERSE IMPACT BASKET OF GOODS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS COAL CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COOKING CRUDE OIL CRUDE OIL PRICES DIRTY FUEL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY DISTRICT HEATING EFFICIENT USE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY REFORM ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ENERGY ACCESS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EXPENDITURES ENERGY MIX ENERGY PRICES ENERGY SECTOR REFORM ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES ON ELECTRICITY EXPENDITURES ON ENERGY FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL PRICES FUEL TYPE FUELS GAS GAS IMPORTS GAS SECTORS GAS SUPPLY GAS TARIFFS GAS TRANSMISSION GDP GENERATION ASSETS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD FUEL HOUSEHOLD GOODS HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUPS KEROSENE KILOWATT HOUR KINKED DEMAND CURVE LEGISLATION LIVING STANDARDS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ENERGY SECTOR REFORM POLICY RESEARCH HOUSEHOLD WELFARE NETWORK FUNCTIONS ENERGY ENERGY TARIFFS HEALTH ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUBSIDIES FUELWOOD HOUSEHOLDS BUDGET PROCESS
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spelling	okr-10986-150552021-04-23T14:03:12Z Revisiting Reform in the Energy Sector : Lessons from Georgia Lampietti, Julian A. Gonzalez, Hernan Wilson, Margaret Hamilton, Ellen Vashakmadze, Sergo ADVERSE IMPACT BASKET OF GOODS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS COAL CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COOKING CRUDE OIL CRUDE OIL PRICES DIRTY FUEL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY DISTRICT HEATING EFFICIENT USE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY REFORM ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ENERGY ACCESS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EXPENDITURES ENERGY MIX ENERGY PRICES ENERGY SECTOR REFORM ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES ON ELECTRICITY EXPENDITURES ON ENERGY FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL PRICES FUEL TYPE FUELS GAS GAS IMPORTS GAS SECTORS GAS SUPPLY GAS TARIFFS GAS TRANSMISSION GDP GENERATION ASSETS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD FUEL HOUSEHOLD GOODS HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUPS KEROSENE KILOWATT HOUR KINKED DEMAND CURVE LEGISLATION LIVING STANDARDS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ENERGY SECTOR REFORM POLICY RESEARCH HOUSEHOLD WELFARE NETWORK FUNCTIONS ENERGY ENERGY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION HEALTH ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUBSIDIES ENERGY PRICES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION FUELWOOD HOUSEHOLDS BUDGET PROCESS ENERGY SUBSIDIES This paper reviews the changes in the supply of electricity and gas from the perpective of households, utility operators, and the government. The objective is to highlight lessons from the reforms implemented and to apply them to the future reform program planned for the rest of the energy sector. The paper concludes that improved service quality and the increased supply of clean and subsidized natural gas have offset the potentially negative impact of higher electricity prices. Despite very good performance by the privatized electricity distribution company in Tbilisi, the sustainability of the reform program is still in doubt. Consolidated government expenditures on energy have increased, but to a large extent this simply recognizes costs that were incurred, but not paid, prior to reform. Existing subsidies to households for electricity provide compensation beyond levels that produce large welfare gains. Changing the subsidy system to base targeting on actual levels of electricity consumption while providing enough compensation to ensure the household received a basic level of electricity, would be one option to improve subsidy targeting. 2013-08-14T16:23:44Z 2013-08-14T16:23:44Z 2004 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2969237/revisiting-reform-energy-sector-lessons-georgia 0-8213-5689-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15055 English en_US World Bank Working Paper;No. 21 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Georgia
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topic	ADVERSE IMPACT BASKET OF GOODS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS COAL CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COOKING CRUDE OIL CRUDE OIL PRICES DIRTY FUEL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY DISTRICT HEATING EFFICIENT USE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY REFORM ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ENERGY ACCESS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EXPENDITURES ENERGY MIX ENERGY PRICES ENERGY SECTOR REFORM ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES ON ELECTRICITY EXPENDITURES ON ENERGY FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL PRICES FUEL TYPE FUELS GAS GAS IMPORTS GAS SECTORS GAS SUPPLY GAS TARIFFS GAS TRANSMISSION GDP GENERATION ASSETS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD FUEL HOUSEHOLD GOODS HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUPS KEROSENE KILOWATT HOUR KINKED DEMAND CURVE LEGISLATION LIVING STANDARDS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ENERGY SECTOR REFORM POLICY RESEARCH HOUSEHOLD WELFARE NETWORK FUNCTIONS ENERGY ENERGY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION HEALTH ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUBSIDIES ENERGY PRICES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION FUELWOOD HOUSEHOLDS BUDGET PROCESS ENERGY SUBSIDIES
spellingShingle	ADVERSE IMPACT BASKET OF GOODS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS COAL CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COOKING CRUDE OIL CRUDE OIL PRICES DIRTY FUEL DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES DISTRIBUTION COMPANY DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY DISTRICT HEATING EFFICIENT USE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY REFORM ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ENERGY ACCESS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EXPENDITURES ENERGY MIX ENERGY PRICES ENERGY SECTOR REFORM ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES ON ELECTRICITY EXPENDITURES ON ENERGY FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL PRICES FUEL TYPE FUELS GAS GAS IMPORTS GAS SECTORS GAS SUPPLY GAS TARIFFS GAS TRANSMISSION GDP GENERATION ASSETS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD FUEL HOUSEHOLD GOODS HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROUPS KEROSENE KILOWATT HOUR KINKED DEMAND CURVE LEGISLATION LIVING STANDARDS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ENERGY SECTOR REFORM POLICY RESEARCH HOUSEHOLD WELFARE NETWORK FUNCTIONS ENERGY ENERGY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION HEALTH ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUBSIDIES ENERGY PRICES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION FUELWOOD HOUSEHOLDS BUDGET PROCESS ENERGY SUBSIDIES Lampietti, Julian A. Gonzalez, Hernan Wilson, Margaret Hamilton, Ellen Vashakmadze, Sergo Revisiting Reform in the Energy Sector : Lessons from Georgia
geographic_facet	Europe and Central Asia Georgia
relation	World Bank Working Paper;No. 21
description	This paper reviews the changes in the supply of electricity and gas from the perpective of households, utility operators, and the government. The objective is to highlight lessons from the reforms implemented and to apply them to the future reform program planned for the rest of the energy sector. The paper concludes that improved service quality and the increased supply of clean and subsidized natural gas have offset the potentially negative impact of higher electricity prices. Despite very good performance by the privatized electricity distribution company in Tbilisi, the sustainability of the reform program is still in doubt. Consolidated government expenditures on energy have increased, but to a large extent this simply recognizes costs that were incurred, but not paid, prior to reform. Existing subsidies to households for electricity provide compensation beyond levels that produce large welfare gains. Changing the subsidy system to base targeting on actual levels of electricity consumption while providing enough compensation to ensure the household received a basic level of electricity, would be one option to improve subsidy targeting.
format	Publications & Research :: Publication
author	Lampietti, Julian A. Gonzalez, Hernan Wilson, Margaret Hamilton, Ellen Vashakmadze, Sergo
author_facet	Lampietti, Julian A. Gonzalez, Hernan Wilson, Margaret Hamilton, Ellen Vashakmadze, Sergo
author_sort	Lampietti, Julian A.
title	Revisiting Reform in the Energy Sector : Lessons from Georgia
title_short	Revisiting Reform in the Energy Sector : Lessons from Georgia
title_full	Revisiting Reform in the Energy Sector : Lessons from Georgia
title_fullStr	Revisiting Reform in the Energy Sector : Lessons from Georgia
title_full_unstemmed	Revisiting Reform in the Energy Sector : Lessons from Georgia
title_sort	revisiting reform in the energy sector : lessons from georgia
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/12/2969237/revisiting-reform-energy-sector-lessons-georgia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15055
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