Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Payment for Electricity Services in the Palestinian Territories
The Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip) are highly dependent on energy imports from neighboring countries because of its lack of domestic energy resources. The Israeli Electricity Corporation (IEC) is the largest supplier of electric...
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ACCOUNTING ACTION PLAN ACTION PLANS AFFORDABILITY AFFORDABLE PRICES AMOUNTS OWED APPROACH ARREARS BALANCE BALANCE SHEET BANKS BUYER CAPACITY-BUILDING COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS CONSOLIDATION CONTROL SYSTEM COPYRIGHT COST OF ELECTRICITY CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR CUSTOMER PROFILE CUSTOMER SERVICE CUSTOMS DATA ANALYSIS DEBT DEBTS DEFICITS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DIESEL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DOMESTIC ENERGY DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES DONOR SUPPORT ECONOMIES OF SCALE EIB ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY BILL ELECTRICITY BILLS ELECTRICITY COMPANY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY CORPORATION ELECTRICITY COST ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTOR ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTORS ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GRID ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY MARKET ELECTRICITY NETWORK ELECTRICITY NETWORKS ELECTRICITY PAYMENT ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICE INCREASE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS ELECTRICITY REGULATION ELECTRICITY REGULATOR ELECTRICITY REVENUES ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORM ELECTRICITY SERVICE ELECTRICITY SERVICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY END CUSTOMERS END USERS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES FINANCES FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL INVESTMENT FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIXED RATES FUEL GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GRID CONNECTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT BANK KEY CHALLENGE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS LAW ENFORCEMENT LICENSE LICENSES MATERIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NETWORK CONNECTION NETWORKS OPERATING COSTS OPERATIONAL COSTS OUTSTANDING DEBT PAYMENT DATA PERFORMANCE INDICATOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCES PILOT PROJECT PILOT PROJECTS POWER POWER COMPANY POWER PLANT POWER SHORTAGES PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROFIT MARGIN PROTOCOL PUBLIC UTILITY PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY QUERIES REAL-TIME DATA RECEIPT REFUGEE REFUGEE STATUS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RENEWABLE ENERGY RESULT RESULTS SAVINGS SECURE ACCESS SOURCE OF INCOME SUBSIDIARY SUPPLY CHAIN TARGETS TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF STRUCTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE TIME PERIOD TRANSMISSION UNPAID BILLS USES VILLAGE VILLAGES VOLTAGE WEB WHOLESALE PRICE |
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ACCOUNTING ACTION PLAN ACTION PLANS AFFORDABILITY AFFORDABLE PRICES AMOUNTS OWED APPROACH ARREARS BALANCE BALANCE SHEET BANKS BUYER CAPACITY-BUILDING COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS CONSOLIDATION CONTROL SYSTEM COPYRIGHT COST OF ELECTRICITY CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR CUSTOMER PROFILE CUSTOMER SERVICE CUSTOMS DATA ANALYSIS DEBT DEBTS DEFICITS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DIESEL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DOMESTIC ENERGY DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES DONOR SUPPORT ECONOMIES OF SCALE EIB ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY BILL ELECTRICITY BILLS ELECTRICITY COMPANY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY CORPORATION ELECTRICITY COST ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTOR ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTORS ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GRID ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY MARKET ELECTRICITY NETWORK ELECTRICITY NETWORKS ELECTRICITY PAYMENT ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICE INCREASE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS ELECTRICITY REGULATION ELECTRICITY REGULATOR ELECTRICITY REVENUES ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORM ELECTRICITY SERVICE ELECTRICITY SERVICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY END CUSTOMERS END USERS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES FINANCES FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL INVESTMENT FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIXED RATES FUEL GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GRID CONNECTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT BANK KEY CHALLENGE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS LAW ENFORCEMENT LICENSE LICENSES MATERIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NETWORK CONNECTION NETWORKS OPERATING COSTS OPERATIONAL COSTS OUTSTANDING DEBT PAYMENT DATA PERFORMANCE INDICATOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCES PILOT PROJECT PILOT PROJECTS POWER POWER COMPANY POWER PLANT POWER SHORTAGES PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROFIT MARGIN PROTOCOL PUBLIC UTILITY PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY QUERIES REAL-TIME DATA RECEIPT REFUGEE REFUGEE STATUS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RENEWABLE ENERGY RESULT RESULTS SAVINGS SECURE ACCESS SOURCE OF INCOME SUBSIDIARY SUPPLY CHAIN TARGETS TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF STRUCTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE TIME PERIOD TRANSMISSION UNPAID BILLS USES VILLAGE VILLAGES VOLTAGE WEB WHOLESALE PRICE World Bank Group Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Payment for Electricity Services in the Palestinian Territories |
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The Palestinian Territories (West Bank
and Gaza Strip) are highly dependent on energy imports from
neighboring countries because of its lack of domestic energy
resources. The Israeli Electricity Corporation (IEC) is the
largest supplier of electricity to the Territories,
supplying around 88 percent of its total electricity
consumption. In this context the Palestinian Authority (PA)
has been actively engaged in a comprehensive reform of the
electricity sector to increase its overall efficiency,
bringing in the commitment and involvement of all
stakeholders and resulting in the creation of a
well-structured electricity market. Alongside steady
increase in electricity consumption, however, non-payment
for electricity imported from the IEC has increased over the
past few years, amounting to 58 percent of its total cost.
The non-payments or partial payments of these bills create
deficient for the IEC, which then leads the Israeli
government to proceed with monthly deductions from the
clearance revenue, thus accruing as debt. This assessment
aims to precisely understand the sources and the reasons for
non-payment of electricity in the Territories and to develop
an action plan based on current programs and activities led
by the Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority
(PENRA) and the donor community. The impacts of non-payment
for electricity on the complete financial payment cycle are
assessed in detail. An overview of the Palestinian
Electricity Sector is provided in Chapter 2, where the
set-up of the sector and the existing framework are
explained. Chapter 3 consists of analysis and key findings
from the data collected from stakeholders during the review.
The main factors contributing to non-payment are electricity
losses, collection levels, level of purchase and sales
tariff, governmental subsidies, and efficiency and
transparency of sector participants. Chapter 4 concludes
with a summary of analysis, and Chapter 5 discusses the
Palestinian Authority's action plans and current donor
programs, as well as concluding the assessment. The report
is accompanied by appendices, tables, diagrams, charts, and maps. |
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Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Payment for Electricity Services in the Palestinian Territories |
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Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Payment for Electricity Services in the Palestinian Territories |
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Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Payment for Electricity Services in the Palestinian Territories |
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Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Payment for Electricity Services in the Palestinian Territories |
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Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Payment for Electricity Services in the Palestinian Territories |
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assessment and action plan to improve payment for electricity services in the palestinian territories |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/23040668/west-bank-gaza-assessment-action-plan-improve-payment-electricity-services-palestinian-territories-study-electricity-sector-contribution-net-lending http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21511 |
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okr-10986-215112021-04-23T14:04:02Z Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Payment for Electricity Services in the Palestinian Territories World Bank Group ACCOUNTING ACTION PLAN ACTION PLANS AFFORDABILITY AFFORDABLE PRICES AMOUNTS OWED APPROACH ARREARS BALANCE BALANCE SHEET BANKS BUYER CAPACITY-BUILDING COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS CONSOLIDATION CONTROL SYSTEM COPYRIGHT COST OF ELECTRICITY CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR CUSTOMER PROFILE CUSTOMER SERVICE CUSTOMS DATA ANALYSIS DEBT DEBTS DEFICITS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DIESEL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DOMESTIC ENERGY DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES DONOR SUPPORT E-MAIL ECONOMIES OF SCALE EIB ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY BILL ELECTRICITY BILLS ELECTRICITY COMPANY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY CORPORATION ELECTRICITY COST ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTOR ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTORS ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GRID ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY MARKET ELECTRICITY NETWORK ELECTRICITY NETWORKS ELECTRICITY PAYMENT ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY PRICE INCREASE ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS ELECTRICITY REGULATION ELECTRICITY REGULATOR ELECTRICITY REVENUES ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORM ELECTRICITY SERVICE ELECTRICITY SERVICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY END CUSTOMERS END USERS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES FINANCES FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL INVESTMENT FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIXED RATES FUEL GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GRID CONNECTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INSPECTIONS INSTALLATION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT BANK KEY CHALLENGE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS LAW ENFORCEMENT LICENSE LICENSES MATERIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS MUNICIPALITIES NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NETWORK CONNECTION NETWORKS OPERATING COSTS OPERATIONAL COSTS OUTSTANDING DEBT PAYMENT DATA PERFORMANCE INDICATOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCES PILOT PROJECT PILOT PROJECTS POWER POWER COMPANY POWER PLANT POWER SHORTAGES PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROFIT MARGIN PROTOCOL PUBLIC UTILITY PURCHASE OF ELECTRICITY QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY QUERIES REAL-TIME DATA RECEIPT REFUGEE REFUGEE STATUS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RENEWABLE ENERGY RESULT RESULTS SAVINGS SECURE ACCESS SOURCE OF INCOME SUBSIDIARY SUPPLY CHAIN TARGETS TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF STRUCTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE TIME PERIOD TRANSMISSION UNPAID BILLS USES VILLAGE VILLAGES VOLTAGE WEB WHOLESALE PRICE The Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip) are highly dependent on energy imports from neighboring countries because of its lack of domestic energy resources. The Israeli Electricity Corporation (IEC) is the largest supplier of electricity to the Territories, supplying around 88 percent of its total electricity consumption. In this context the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been actively engaged in a comprehensive reform of the electricity sector to increase its overall efficiency, bringing in the commitment and involvement of all stakeholders and resulting in the creation of a well-structured electricity market. Alongside steady increase in electricity consumption, however, non-payment for electricity imported from the IEC has increased over the past few years, amounting to 58 percent of its total cost. The non-payments or partial payments of these bills create deficient for the IEC, which then leads the Israeli government to proceed with monthly deductions from the clearance revenue, thus accruing as debt. This assessment aims to precisely understand the sources and the reasons for non-payment of electricity in the Territories and to develop an action plan based on current programs and activities led by the Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PENRA) and the donor community. The impacts of non-payment for electricity on the complete financial payment cycle are assessed in detail. An overview of the Palestinian Electricity Sector is provided in Chapter 2, where the set-up of the sector and the existing framework are explained. Chapter 3 consists of analysis and key findings from the data collected from stakeholders during the review. The main factors contributing to non-payment are electricity losses, collection levels, level of purchase and sales tariff, governmental subsidies, and efficiency and transparency of sector participants. Chapter 4 concludes with a summary of analysis, and Chapter 5 discusses the Palestinian Authority's action plans and current donor programs, as well as concluding the assessment. The report is accompanied by appendices, tables, diagrams, charts, and maps. 2015-02-26T14:02:18Z 2015-02-26T14:02:18Z 2014-11-25 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/23040668/west-bank-gaza-assessment-action-plan-improve-payment-electricity-services-palestinian-territories-study-electricity-sector-contribution-net-lending http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21511 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study Middle East and North Africa West Bank and Gaza |