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Investment under risks and uncertainty in Afghanistan
Farazi, Subika; Rostom, Ahmed; Sinha, Rishabh - 2018
This paper investigates the state of low investment in Afghanistan by studying how investment decisions interact with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011871370
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Demystifying the costs of electricity generation technologies
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2020
The levelized cost of electricity is the most common indicator used to compare the cost competitiveness of electricity-generating technologies. Several studies claim that some renewable energy technologies, particularly utility-scale solar photovoltaic and onshore wind, are cost-competitive with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257131
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Cost recovery and financial viability of the power sector in developing countries : insights from 15 case studies
Huenteler, Joern; Hankinson, Denzel; Rosenthal, Nicole; … - 2020
This paper analyzes power utilities in 15 jurisdictions to understand the determinants of success for reforms aimed at improving financial viability and cost recovery in the power sector and the impacts of these reforms on metrics of sector performance. The analysis finds that electricity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228695
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Power system implications of subsidy removal, regional electricity trade, and carbon constraints in MENA economies
Timilsina, Govinda R.; Curiel, Ilka Fabiana Deluque - 2020
benefits of subsidy removal would be higher in the presence of cross-border trade, and the benefits of cross-border trade would …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257058
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How much would Bangladesh gain from the removal of subsidies on electricity and natural gas?
Timilsina, Govinda R.; Pargal, Sheoli; Tsigas, Marinos E.; … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002646
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Corporate debt overhang and investment : firm-level evidence
Borensztein, Eduardo; Ye, Lei - 2018
This paper investigates empirically the linkages between corporate debt overhang and investment activity at the firm … investment may be discouraged by high levels of debt that put at risk future profits, as well as firm dimensions that may sharpen … the debt-investment link. Using balance sheet data from a broad set of emerging market and developing economy firms, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011903156
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Powering up developing countries through integration?
Auriol, Emmanuelle; Biancini, Sara - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009770181
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Attracting private solutions and participation in the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa : findings from a survey of investors and financiers
Probst, Benedict; Holcroft, Richard; Huenteler, Joern; … - 2020
fill the investment gap. It finds that the average investor assigns more weight to power sector policy and regulatory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257076
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Lessons from power sector reforms : the case of Morocco
Usman, Zainab; Amegroud, Tayeb - Weltbank - 2019
Morocco charted its own distinctive path of power sector reform. It selectively introduced private sector participation for generation capacity expansion and electricity distribution, while retaining a strong, state-owned and vertically-integrated national power utility operating as a single...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012632150
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Paying attention to profitable investments : experimental evidence from renewable energy markets
Coville, Aidan; Orozco-Olvera, Victor H.; Reichert, Arndt R. - 2019
experimentally show that a large information intervention about a profitable and climate-friendly household investment had limited …
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