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Keeping the lights on : power sector reform in Latin America
Millán, Jaime - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002917526
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Market or State?: Three Decades of Reform in the Latin American Electric Power Industry Title: Entre el mercado y el Estado: Tres décadas de reformas en el sector eléctrico de América Latina
Millán, Jaime - Inter-American Development Bank
The history of the electric power industry in Latin America has been a continuous search for a formula that would yield a reliable and efficient service, accessible to all. By recognizing the difficulties encountered in the last three decades in implementing all types of models, Market or State?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772439
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Market or State?: Three Decades of Reform in the Latin American Electric Power Industry Title: Entre el mercado y el Estado: Tres décadas de reformas en el sector eléctrico de América Latina
Millán, Jaime - Inter-American Development Bank
The history of the electric power industry in Latin America has been a continuous search for a formula that would yield a reliable and efficient service, accessible to all. By recognizing the difficulties encountered in the last three decades in implementing all types of models, Market or State?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943510
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Regulation and Contractual Adaptation in Public Utilities: The Case of Argentina
Artana, Daniel; Navajas, Fernando; Urbiztondo, Santiago - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998
This paper (IFM-115) evaluates a set of contractual adjustments, renegotiations and disputes that have taken place in different public utility industries in Argentina since 1991, considering: 1) Whether the decisions analyzed are inside the initial contract or represent a modification of it; 2)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009193475
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Competition Law and Policy in Chile: A Peer Review
Winslow, Terry - Inter-American Development Bank - 2004
Over the last thirty years, Chile has been a quiet pioneer in the field of competition law and policy in South America and among developing countries. In the application of competition policy principles in some infrastructure sectors, Chile and its competition institutions have been in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672915
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Fossil Fuel Power Plants: Available Technologies and Thermal Plant Prospective Potential in Latin America
Gomelsky, Roberto - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The general objective of this study is to provide an overview of fossil-fuel-based electric power technologies other than coal-fired technologies (coal-fired technologies are the subject of a specific guideline that has already been adopted by the IDB) and an assessment of the relevance of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010728964
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Inter-Fuel Competition in Electricity Generation
Bailey, Jed - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study compares the levelized cost of electricity generated with fossil fuels (including coal, natural gas, fuel … range of levelized cost of electricity for each technology. In addition, the study examined how the cost of electricity was … and levelized costs of electricity by repowering existing thermal power plants or switching high-carbon fuels to lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010728985
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Latin America's Energy Future
Tissot, Roger - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This discussion paper presents a survey of the changes in Latin America's energy consumption over the last 30 years, before considering the trends that will affect the region in the coming decades. It highlights several important issues, including the growing demand for oil, which has prompted a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010728987
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Pre-Feasibility Study of the Potential Market for Natural Gas as a Fuel for Power Generation in the Caribbean
Bailey, Jed; Janson, Nils; Espinasa, Ramón - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
on fuel oil in the countries in the Caribbean has led to high generation costs and electricity prices. Introducing … natural gas would decrease both the cost and price of electricity - mainly due to the lower price of natural gas. Additionally … scenario in which most electricity is generated with fuel oil - will still be viable. Furthermore, though natural gas proves …
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