As developing countries seek to improve their economic prospects, electricity reform has been widely viewed as a … electricity reform in India, giving special regard to its political economy and regional diversity. It assesses how electricity …

, hail, temperatures, rainfall and thunder) on the performance of electricity distribution networks in the UK. The results …

paper examines the effects of the application of norm models within an ex-post incentive regulation of electricity … strategically and increase their prices. We also find that investor-owned utilities reduce (inflate) their average cost if they …

Liberalisation of generation and supply activities in the electricity sectors is often followed by regulatory reform of … behaviour by firms. We also present a survey of issues encountered by electricity regulators. We then use the Data Envelopment …

The 1990s witnessed a worldwide trend toward electricity sector reforms in developed and developing economies. These … technically and financially less efficient electricity systems with less developed private sectors, weak economic and political …

Liberalisation has had a marked effect on innovative activities in the electricity industry. R&D and patenting … activities are generally regarded respectively as innovative inputs to and outputs from technological progress. Electricity … activity in the UK electricity sector. The results indicate that electricity related patents in non-nuclear and renewable …

-incorporated regulation. We find that the external cost for quality has not played a major role in Norwegian electricity distribution. … incentive regulation of electricity distribution companies, regulators throughout Europe have started regulating quality of …

that high levels of WtE and recycling are compatible as waste treatment options. We also present a social cost … indicate that meeting the waste management targets of the EU Directive are socially more cost effective than the current … practice. The cost effectiveness improves substantially with higher carbon prices. The findings show that WtE can be an …

Since the early 1980’s, many countries have implemented electricity sector reform, many of which have bundled … countries. Our survey finds a variety of methods used by the electricity regulators although with a notable preference for the … issues and lessons for best practice implementation of benchmarking in electricity regulation. …