India : Power Sector Reform and the Poor
Of all developing countries India has the largest number of poor, as measured by income, health, opportunities and access to basic needs. The national and state governments have carried out a number of initiatives affecting the poor. Of those initi...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2368297/india-power-sector-reform-poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15286 |
| Summary: | Of all developing countries India has
the largest number of poor, as measured by income, health,
opportunities and access to basic needs. The national and
state governments have carried out a number of initiatives
affecting the poor. Of those initiatives, this report
focuses on power sector reform efforts, carried out by some
Indian states in the mid-1990s. It also aims to answer these
questions: What are the main challenges that power reform
faces in reducing poverty in India? What are the main
obstacles and main opportunities? Are the large subsidies to
the power sector reaching the poor? How are the poor
affected by the present conditions of power supply and what
changes will benefit them most?. In seeking answers to these
questions, the report draws on relevant data and studies in
India, as well as evidence from the literature and
international experience with power sector reform. In view
of an ongoing World Bank study on rural electrification that
analyzes access issues, and the fact that tariff rebalancing
is a major issue, this report focuses on the impact of
electricity prices, quality of power supply, access issues,
and subsidies to the poor. |
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