Crisis within a Crisis? : How the Financial Crisis Highlights Power Sector Vulnerabilities in Europe and Central Asia Region

The global financial crisis severely affected economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA). Currencies depreciated across the region. Government tax revenues declined sharply leading to high budget deficits and rising levels of public debt. T...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
GAS
OIL
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/295061468252913745/Crisis-within-a-crisis-How-the-financial-crisis-highlights-power-sector-vulnerabilities-in-Europe-and-Central-Asia-region
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topic ACCESS TO FINANCING
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ADVISORY SERVICE
AFFORDABILITY
APPROACH
ARREARS
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BANK DEBT
BANK FINANCING
BANK LOANS
BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT
BIDS
BONDS
BORROWING
BORROWING CAPACITIES
BUDGET DEFICIT
BUDGET DEFICITS
CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CASH FLOWS
CENTRAL BANK
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
COAL
COAL MINES
COAL MINING
COAL PRODUCTION
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
COMBUSTION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL LENDING
CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
CORRUPTION
COST OF ELECTRICITY
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT GROWTH
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT RISK
CURRENCY
CURRENCY DEPRECIATION
CURRENCY DEPRECIATIONS
DEBT LEVELS
DEBT PAYMENT
DEBT SERVICE
DEFAULT RATINGS
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DEMAND FORECAST
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM
ELECTRICITY TARIFF
EMISSION
EMISSION REDUCTION
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS REGULATIONS
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS
ENERGY OUTLOOK
ENERGY SHORTAGE
ENERGY SHORTAGES
ENERGY SUPPLY
ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
EQUIPMENT
EQUITY CAPITAL
EQUITY CONTRIBUTION
EQUITY FINANCING
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
EQUITY INVESTORS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCING COSTS
FINANCING NEEDS
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL COSTS
FUEL PRICES
GAP FINANCING
GAS
GAS PRICES
GENERATING CAPACITY
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT BUDGET DEFICITS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEAT
HEAT TARIFF
HIGH ELECTRICITY DEMAND
HIGHER GAS
HOLDING
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER PLANT
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
INVESTMENT PLANS
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
KILOWATT HOUR
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LARGE POWER PLANTS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL OBLIGATION
LENDERS
LENDING CONDITIONS
LENDING REQUIREMENTS
LINE OF CREDIT
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENT
LOCAL CURRENCIES
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-TERM INTEREST
LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
MARKET PRICES
MARKET REFORMS
MARKET RISK
MARKET RISKS
MARKET SHARE
MARKET TRANSACTIONS
MATURITIES
MONETARY FUND
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS PRICES
NONPERFORMING LOANS
NUCLEAR FUEL
NUCLEAR POWER
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
OIL
OPERATING COST
OPERATING COSTS
PARTIAL CREDIT
PARTIAL RISK
PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS
PEAK CAPACITY
PEAK DEMAND
POST-CRISIS PERIOD
POWER
POWER PLANT
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTOR PLANNING
POWER SECTORS
PRICE OF COAL
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCING
PRIVATIZATION
PROFIT MARGINS
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTECTION MEASURES
PUBLIC BUDGETS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC SPENDING
RECESSION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REINVESTMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
RESERVE
RESERVES
RETURN
RETURN ON ASSETS
RETURNS
RULE OF LAW
SHAREHOLDERS
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
SHORT-TERM DEBT
SOVEREIGN DEBT
STRATEGIC INVESTORS
SUPPLY OF FINANCING
TARIFF LEVELS
TAX
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX REGIME
TAX REVENUES
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER PLANT
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TRADING
TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
TREATY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
WIND
WIND POWER
WIND POWER PLANTS
WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FINANCING
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ADVISORY SERVICE
AFFORDABILITY
APPROACH
ARREARS
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BANK DEBT
BANK FINANCING
BANK LOANS
BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT
BIDS
BONDS
BORROWING
BORROWING CAPACITIES
BUDGET DEFICIT
BUDGET DEFICITS
CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CASH FLOWS
CENTRAL BANK
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
COAL
COAL MINES
COAL MINING
COAL PRODUCTION
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
COMBUSTION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL LENDING
CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
CORRUPTION
COST OF ELECTRICITY
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT GROWTH
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT RISK
CURRENCY
CURRENCY DEPRECIATION
CURRENCY DEPRECIATIONS
DEBT LEVELS
DEBT PAYMENT
DEBT SERVICE
DEFAULT RATINGS
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DEMAND FORECAST
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS
ELECTRICITY SYSTEM
ELECTRICITY TARIFF
EMISSION
EMISSION REDUCTION
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS REGULATIONS
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS
ENERGY OUTLOOK
ENERGY SHORTAGE
ENERGY SHORTAGES
ENERGY SUPPLY
ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
EQUIPMENT
EQUITY CAPITAL
EQUITY CONTRIBUTION
EQUITY FINANCING
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
EQUITY INVESTORS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL COVENANTS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL HEALTH
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCING COSTS
FINANCING NEEDS
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL COSTS
FUEL PRICES
GAP FINANCING
GAS
GAS PRICES
GENERATING CAPACITY
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GOVERNMENT BUDGET DEFICITS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HEAT
HEAT TARIFF
HIGH ELECTRICITY DEMAND
HIGHER GAS
HOLDING
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER PLANT
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
INVESTMENT PLANS
INVESTMENT STRATEGY
KILOWATT HOUR
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LARGE POWER PLANTS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL OBLIGATION
LENDERS
LENDING CONDITIONS
LENDING REQUIREMENTS
LINE OF CREDIT
LIQUIDITY
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENT
LOCAL CURRENCIES
LOCAL CURRENCY
LONG-TERM INTEREST
LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
MARKET PRICES
MARKET REFORMS
MARKET RISK
MARKET RISKS
MARKET SHARE
MARKET TRANSACTIONS
MATURITIES
MONETARY FUND
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS PRICES
NONPERFORMING LOANS
NUCLEAR FUEL
NUCLEAR POWER
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
OIL
OPERATING COST
OPERATING COSTS
PARTIAL CREDIT
PARTIAL RISK
PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS
PEAK CAPACITY
PEAK DEMAND
POST-CRISIS PERIOD
POWER
POWER PLANT
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTOR PLANNING
POWER SECTORS
PRICE OF COAL
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCING
PRIVATIZATION
PROFIT MARGINS
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTECTION MEASURES
PUBLIC BUDGETS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC SPENDING
RECESSION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REINVESTMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
RESERVE
RESERVES
RETURN
RETURN ON ASSETS
RETURNS
RULE OF LAW
SHAREHOLDERS
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
SHORT-TERM DEBT
SOVEREIGN DEBT
STRATEGIC INVESTORS
SUPPLY OF FINANCING
TARIFF LEVELS
TAX
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX REGIME
TAX REVENUES
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER PLANT
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TRADING
TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
TREATY
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNION
WIND
WIND POWER
WIND POWER PLANTS
WORKING CAPITAL
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Crisis within a Crisis? : How the Financial Crisis Highlights Power Sector Vulnerabilities in Europe and Central Asia Region
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
description The global financial crisis severely affected economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA). Currencies depreciated across the region. Government tax revenues declined sharply leading to high budget deficits and rising levels of public debt. Tightening credit supply and deteriorating financial conditions have limited the ability to borrow in the public and private sector. The financial crisis slowed demand enough to delay an imminent energy shortage by a few years. In this sense, the financial crisis bought ECA countries some time. This report analyzes the impacts of the global financial crisis on power sectors in five countries in the ECA region: Armenia, Kyrgyz Republic, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. It estimates the investment gap and proposes a prioritization of critical investments in each country. The report also proposes actions needed to mobilize financing for the sector, including a continued commitment to legal, regulatory and policy reform in the sector. The global financial crisis has created a window of opportunity to meet investment needs and avert a potential power shortage, but Governments need to recognize and act on this opportunity. This report serves as a starting point to facilitate further World Bank engagement in the region that can help Governments make timely, critical investments and foster sustainable investment in the sector over the long-term.
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author World Bank
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author_sort World Bank
title Crisis within a Crisis? : How the Financial Crisis Highlights Power Sector Vulnerabilities in Europe and Central Asia Region
title_short Crisis within a Crisis? : How the Financial Crisis Highlights Power Sector Vulnerabilities in Europe and Central Asia Region
title_full Crisis within a Crisis? : How the Financial Crisis Highlights Power Sector Vulnerabilities in Europe and Central Asia Region
title_fullStr Crisis within a Crisis? : How the Financial Crisis Highlights Power Sector Vulnerabilities in Europe and Central Asia Region
title_full_unstemmed Crisis within a Crisis? : How the Financial Crisis Highlights Power Sector Vulnerabilities in Europe and Central Asia Region
title_sort crisis within a crisis? : how the financial crisis highlights power sector vulnerabilities in europe and central asia region
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/295061468252913745/Crisis-within-a-crisis-How-the-financial-crisis-highlights-power-sector-vulnerabilities-in-Europe-and-Central-Asia-region
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27850
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spelling okr-10986-278502021-04-23T14:04:44Z Crisis within a Crisis? : How the Financial Crisis Highlights Power Sector Vulnerabilities in Europe and Central Asia Region World Bank ACCESS TO FINANCING ACCESS TO MARKETS ADVISORY SERVICE AFFORDABILITY APPROACH ARREARS AVAILABILITY BALANCE BANK DEBT BANK FINANCING BANK LOANS BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT BIDS BONDS BORROWING BORROWING CAPACITIES BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET DEFICITS CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CASH FLOWS CENTRAL BANK CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES COAL COAL MINES COAL MINING COAL PRODUCTION COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL LENDING CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY CORRUPTION COST OF ELECTRICITY CREDIBILITY CREDIT GROWTH CREDIT GUARANTEE CREDIT GUARANTEES CREDIT RISK CURRENCY CURRENCY DEPRECIATION CURRENCY DEPRECIATIONS DEBT LEVELS DEBT PAYMENT DEBT SERVICE DEFAULT RATINGS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DEMAND FORECAST DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT BANK ECONOMIC CRISIS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS ELECTRICITY SYSTEM ELECTRICITY TARIFF EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSIONS EMISSIONS REGULATIONS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY SHORTAGE ENERGY SHORTAGES ENERGY SUPPLY ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS EQUIPMENT EQUITY CAPITAL EQUITY CONTRIBUTION EQUITY FINANCING EQUITY INVESTMENTS EQUITY INVESTORS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL COVENANTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCING COSTS FINANCING NEEDS FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN INVESTORS FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL COSTS FUEL PRICES GAP FINANCING GAS GAS PRICES GENERATING CAPACITY GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT BUDGET DEFICITS GOVERNMENT POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAT HEAT TARIFF HIGH ELECTRICITY DEMAND HIGHER GAS HOLDING HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER PLANT INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS INVESTING INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENT PLANS INVESTMENT STRATEGY KILOWATT HOUR LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LARGE POWER PLANTS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL OBLIGATION LENDERS LENDING CONDITIONS LENDING REQUIREMENTS LINE OF CREDIT LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN AGREEMENT LOCAL CURRENCIES LOCAL CURRENCY LONG-TERM INTEREST LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS MARKET PRICES MARKET REFORMS MARKET RISK MARKET RISKS MARKET SHARE MARKET TRANSACTIONS MATURITIES MONETARY FUND NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS PRICES NONPERFORMING LOANS NUCLEAR FUEL NUCLEAR POWER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OIL OPERATING COST OPERATING COSTS PARTIAL CREDIT PARTIAL RISK PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS PEAK CAPACITY PEAK DEMAND POST-CRISIS PERIOD POWER POWER PLANT POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR PLANNING POWER SECTORS PRICE OF COAL PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCING PRIVATIZATION PROFIT MARGINS PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION MEASURES PUBLIC BUDGETS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC SPENDING RECESSION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REINVESTMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS RESERVE RESERVES RETURN RETURN ON ASSETS RETURNS RULE OF LAW SHAREHOLDERS SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS SHORT-TERM DEBT SOVEREIGN DEBT STRATEGIC INVESTORS SUPPLY OF FINANCING TARIFF LEVELS TAX TAX EXEMPTIONS TAX REGIME TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL SUPPORT THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANT THERMAL POWER PLANTS TRADING TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TREATY UNEMPLOYMENT UNION WIND WIND POWER WIND POWER PLANTS WORKING CAPITAL The global financial crisis severely affected economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA). Currencies depreciated across the region. Government tax revenues declined sharply leading to high budget deficits and rising levels of public debt. Tightening credit supply and deteriorating financial conditions have limited the ability to borrow in the public and private sector. The financial crisis slowed demand enough to delay an imminent energy shortage by a few years. In this sense, the financial crisis bought ECA countries some time. This report analyzes the impacts of the global financial crisis on power sectors in five countries in the ECA region: Armenia, Kyrgyz Republic, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. It estimates the investment gap and proposes a prioritization of critical investments in each country. The report also proposes actions needed to mobilize financing for the sector, including a continued commitment to legal, regulatory and policy reform in the sector. The global financial crisis has created a window of opportunity to meet investment needs and avert a potential power shortage, but Governments need to recognize and act on this opportunity. This report serves as a starting point to facilitate further World Bank engagement in the region that can help Governments make timely, critical investments and foster sustainable investment in the sector over the long-term. 2017-08-15T19:03:39Z 2017-08-15T19:03:39Z 2010-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/295061468252913745/Crisis-within-a-crisis-How-the-financial-crisis-highlights-power-sector-vulnerabilities-in-Europe-and-Central-Asia-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27850 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia