Revisiting Reform in the Energy Sector : Lessons from Georgia (Bilingual edition)

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Abstract -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- Data and Research Design -- 2. Energy Sector Reform Context -- The Economy and Household Welfare -- Access to Network Energy -- Power Sector Reform -- Energy Tariffs -- 3. Impact on Households -- Regional Differences in Energy Expenditures -- Composition of Energy Expenditures -- Changes in Electricity Consumption-Tbilisi -- Health and the Environment -- Conclusions -- 4. Impacts on Utilities -- Performance of AES Telasi -- Prices -- Subsidies -- Service Quality -- Enforcement -- Structure of Arrears -- Conclusions -- 5. Impacts on Government -- State Support for the Energy Sector -- Municipal Support for the Energy Sector -- Electricity Subsidy Effectiveness -- Conclusions -- Annexes -- Annex A. Converting Energy Prices into Cost per Effective BTU -- Annex B. Environmental Outcomes -- Annex C. Analysis of Telasi's Revenues -- LIST OF FIGURES -- Figure 1. Stated and Actual Household Electricity Payments -- Figure 2. Household Expenditure Shares by Quarter -- Figure 3. Power Sector Reform Milestones in Georgia -- Figure 4. Effective Energy Prices, GEL per Million BTU -- Figure 5. Share of Utilities in Total Expenditure by Region -- Figure 6. Total Household Energy Consumption in Effective BTUs-Tbilisi -- Figure 7. Energy Expenditure Shares by Fuel Type-Tbilisi -- Figure 8. Household Electricity Consumption-Tbilisi -- Figure 9. Distribution of Electricity Consumption-Tbilisi, 2002 -- Figure 10. Energy Expenditure Shares on Clean and Dirty Fuels-Tbilisi -- Figure 11. Demand for Fuelwood in Georgia (winter 2002) -- Figure 12. Collection Rates by Re-metered Status-Tbilisi -- Figure 13. Collection Rates by Quintile-Tbilisi -- Figure 14. Frequency of Household Electricity Consumption (kWh per year)-Tbilisi.