This paper analyses the influence of weather variables on the efficiency of electricity distribution utilities in … average under cost models there is a significant increase in efficiency when weather is incorporated in the production … the case for the proper adjustments of efficiency scores when specific firms face important efficiency changes due to …

The electricity reform in Colombia has exhibited gains in terms of reliability but its effects on firms efficiency and … have not found evidence of improvements, although large differences in efficiency have been found among firms. This … in the technology. The model incorporates total expenses, service quality and energy losses in an efficiency analysis of …

The electricity reform in Colombia has exhibited gains in terms of reliability but its effects on firm efficiency and … have not found evidence of improvements, although large differences in efficiency have been found among firms. This … in the technology. The model incorporates total expenses, service quality and energy losses in an efficiency analysis of …

service should be an integrated part of efficiency analysis and incentive regulation regimes, as well as in the economic … addressed in regulatory schemes. However, this important aspect is generally not reflected in efficiency analysis of these … industries. In this paper we present an efficiency analysis of electricity distribution networks using a sample of about 500 …