The control systems of today’s smart power-distribution grids have evolved significantly. Such systems improve system reliability by reducing the frequency and duration of outages. They also optimize asset utilization and increase power quality. But the scale of automation and the ultimate...

Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) provides significant benefits to utilities around the world. Although it is entering the mainstream, technical concerns, policy challenges, capacity, and will in the Bank’s client countries hinder wider adoption. Starting out with smaller AMI deployments...

The private sector can be a strategic partner in building and maintaining transmission networks, depending on how well its participation is structured to achieve the desired outcomes. In Peru, private sector participation has driven down both investment and operation and maintenance (O and M)...