the need for understanding the political context of reform, crafting the right energy pricing, designing solutions that … mitigate the adverse impacts of reform on affected populations, and engaging with citizens. The Energy Subsidy Reform … comprehensive reform of energy subsidies. It also outlines analytical approaches to diagnose the impacts of energy subsidies …

Energy subsidy reform is not a goal in itself, but rather a means of achieving lasting economic and social progress …. Communicating with the public and other key stakeholders about the benefits of reform and the drawbacks of existing subsidies helps … reform. International experience shows that communicating before, during, and after subsidy reform is essential to ensuring …

understand what is politically possible and how to realign political forces around successful reform. The authors are mindful … political insights since mismanagement in that realm can, itself, affect the political prospects for reform and harm the … standing of reform agents in the process. In contrast to desk research or analysis of existing datasets, field research on …

may be paying much higher prices before the reform, having to develop coping mechanisms to deal with energy shortages …

This is the fourth in the series of ten good practice notes under the Energy Sector Reform Assessment Framework (ESRAF … analyzing energy subsidies, the impacts of subsidies and their reforms, and the political context for reform in developing …