scholarly journals Reforms, Restructuring, and Infrastructure Sector: A Study of Initiatives in Orissa Power Sector

2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Thillai Rajan
Keyword(s):  
Business Processes ◽  
Electric Utility ◽  
The State ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Reform Programme ◽  
Key Features ◽  
The Government ◽  
Regulatory Commission ◽  
And Function

In 1994, the Government of Orissa initiated power sector reforms and restructuring. The reform programme resulted in vertical unbundling of the state-owned integrated electric utility, corporatization of the resultant entities, and constitution of an autonomous regulatory commission for power sector regulation in the state. One of the key features of the reform programme was the privatization of distribution activity. To make the process successful and obtain more revenues, there was a need for the distribution entities to change the existing culture and approach to management. The Government of Orissa undertook a process of organizational strengthening to develop appropriate organizational structure, systems, and business processes suitable to the new environment. This study describes the various strengthening measures implemented by Grid Corporation of Orissa to make it commercially viable and function effectively in the new environment following power sector reform.

Generating power and controversy: Understanding Tanzania’s independent power projects

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Gratwick ◽  
R Ghanadan ◽  
A Eberhard
Keyword(s):  
Electric Utility ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
Private Sector Investment ◽  
Company Limited ◽  
Generation Capacity ◽  
Gas Market ◽  
The Government ◽  
Development Outcomes

Initially conceived of within the broader context of power sector reform in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Independent Power Projects (IPPs) were intended to relieve state utilities of the burden of financing new plants, bring quick, quality power and reduce costs for end-users. Although IPPs have indeed contributed to generation capacity in Tanzania, much of the power that resulted from investments has been supplied neither quickly nor cheaply. Embarking on power sector reform in the early 1990s, Tanzania made IPPs a pillar of its reform strategy. Presently, Songas and IPTL, the country’s two IPPs are helping to reduce load shedding. However, these projects have not been without controversy. One of Tanzania’s IPPs was taken to international arbitration over a dispute related to construction costs. The state electric utility, Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), currently pays more than 50% of its current revenue towards combined fuel and capacity charges for the IPPs. Capacity charges for the country’s two IPPs are equivalent to approximately one percent of GDP. The Government of Tanzania (GoT) is intervening to assist TANESCO with its monthly IPP payments at present. With twenty-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) between IPPs and TANESCO, these costs are expected to continue, albeit with some modifications due to refinancing, fuel conversion and further development of the natural gas market. This paper provides a detailed summary of how and why IPPs developed in Tanzania as well as their impact to date. Development outcomes, namely the extent to which the host country is benefiting from reliable, affordable power and investment outcomes, the degree to which investors have made favourable returns and been able to expand market share, are analysed in turn. IPPs offer more than a decade of experiences in private sector investment in developing countries and a detailed understanding of them may be the key to unlocking and sustaining future power investment.

scholarly journals REVVING UP THE FORTUNES OF KARNATAKA’S ESCOMS

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-59
Author(s):  
Mahesha, V. ◽  
Naveen, G.V.
Keyword(s):  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
The State ◽  
Electricity Supply ◽  
Financial Health ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
The Government ◽  
Distribution Of Power ◽  
Regulatory Commission ◽  
Transmission And Distribution

When the power sector reforms were ushered in, many protagonists of the reforms believed that the reforms would break new ground in more ways than one. After all, generation, transmission and distribution of power would be entrusted to dedicated entities and if they failed, they could be held individually accountable and answerable. Even a hike in power tariff would be effected only after taking the stakeholder groups into confidence. But nothing of the sort happened even with the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) around. The bottom lines of the various electricity supply companies (Escoms) of the state began to turn increasingly red with each passing year. It is high time the Escoms were nursed back to financial health. An investigation undertaken by the researcher after interacting with stakeholder groups like CESCO officers and the farmer-consumers, among others, led him to conclude that a few steps must be taken immediately to arrest the falling bottom lines of the Escoms. To begin with, the government should transfer the subsidy payable to the farmer-consumersdirectly to the bank accounts of the latter. However, if this is to materialise, the IP sets installed by the farmer-consumers should be necessarily metered . This will ensure that the beneficiary does not take the subsidised / free supply of power for granted. Underserving beneficiaries can be easily spotted and kept out of the subsidised power / free power loop. Government should promote drip irrigation to conserve precious water table and power. Even large farmers can be considered for the purpose if they are ready to share the tariff incurred for the purpose, with the government.

Improving Electricity Access through Policy Reform

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Amadi
Keyword(s):  
Policy Reform ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Private Capital ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
Sector Reform ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Reform Programme ◽  
Electricity Access ◽  
Improve Reliability

In Nigeria, an estimated 170 million people depend on less than 4,000 megawatts of electricity from the grid for economic and social needs. Since 2000 the country has embarked on an ambitious power sector reform programme, the main objective of which is to ensure adequate, available, and reliable electricity. The power sector reform adopts a neo-liberal development model that is based on the triple strategy of liberalization, commercialization, and privatization. This strategy has relied heavily on the reform of the existing legal regime of state institutions so as to attract foreign private capital to increase capacity, expand connection, and improve reliability. This chapter reviews the incompletely theorized neo-liberal assumptions in the reform policies and shows how these assumptions have undermined the efficacy of legal reform in the electricity industry and resulted in failed expectation.

Serving the state or serving the people? The dilemma of social work graduates in Mainland China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendra Baikady ◽  
Cheng Shengli ◽  
Gao Jianguo
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
The State ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Function ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Schools Of Social Work ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article reports on the result of an exploratory qualitative study with in-depth interviews conducted with postgraduate students in Chinese universities. The data were collected from five schools of social work, covering three provincial-level administrative regions of Beijing, Shanghai and Shandong. The principal aim of this article is to understand the development of social work and student perspectives on the government’s role in social work development and the function of social work in China. The study shows that Chinese social work is still developing, and the expansion and function of social work education and practice is mandated by the state. Despite a robust authoritarian hold by the government, the study finds hope among the graduate students about the mission and future of social work in China.

Regulating China's Power Sector: Creating an Independent Regulator without Autonomy

2014 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 452-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-min Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Agency ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Economic Transition ◽  
Institutional Arrangement ◽  
The State ◽  
Regulatory Capture ◽  
Resource Reallocation ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Regulatory Capacity ◽  
Regulatory Commission

AbstractThroughout its period of economic transition, the Chinese state has readjusted its relationship with industry and developed new regulatory schemes. China's first industry-specific independent regulatory agency, the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC), was created in 2003. Its operation does not follow Western practice which adopts the best institutional arrangement for autonomous regulators. This article will examine the failings and regulatory capture of SERC. I argue that because the process of creating a new regulator involves resource reallocation and power redistribution, SERC has suffered both endogenous and exogenous disadvantages since its inception. The compromised institutional design, along with insufficient resources and fragmented authority, has considerably weakened SERC's regulatory capacity. Moreover, SERC was not designed as part of the reform schedule, but rather emerged later as a response to institutional necessities, which also contributes to its vulnerability. As a result, the state has exposed SERC to potential capture by both government entities and regulated enterprises.

Point of Connection Transmission Pricing in India

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
S.K. Soonee ◽  
S.S. Barpanda ◽  
Mohit Joshi ◽  
Nripen Mishra ◽  
Vaishally Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Transmission System ◽  
Power Sector ◽  
Transmission Pricing ◽  
Total Transmission ◽  
Indian Power Sector ◽  
The Government ◽  
Regulatory Commission

Abstract The National Electricity Policy (NEP) [1], issued by the Government of India, mandates transmission prices to be distance and direction sensitive and capture utilization of the network by each network user. In line with the mandate, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) [2] has issued Sharing of Interstate Transmission Charges and Losses Regulations, 2010 [3], to introduce point of connection (PoC)-based transmission pricing methodology in India. The methodology under the above regulations introduces one of the major reforms of its kind in the Indian power sector and seeks to share the total transmission charges in proportion to respective utilization of the transmission system by different entities. In this paper, the authors have enumerated their experience gained from the implementation of PoC-based transmission pricing regime in India. Authors have also discussed various issues encountered in the process of implementation and the methodology adopted.

North Electricity Board: A Case of Restructuring in the Indian Power Industry

2002 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 27-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjula Gurtoo
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
State Government ◽  
Change Process ◽  
Labor History ◽  
Electric Utility ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Union Leaders ◽  
The Government

The State Government of one of the largest states of India restructured its financially unviable electric utility - North Electricity Board (NEB) - into three independent corporations and announced its plans for subsequent privatization of NEB. The State Government argued for initiation of restructuring and privatization as a move to attract capital investments for meeting the growing demand and make the entire operations financially viable. An 11-day strike by the employees, which occurred as a response to the initiation of this radical organizational change, was the largest ever in the last 25 years of Indian labor history. The employees united under one umbrella employees association and negotiated with the government. Despite nation-wide support for the employees and the wholehearted unification of the employees, the strike ended with the acceptance of trifurcation by their union leaders. The dynamics involved in the process of restructuring and the employees' strike highlight the political and economic motivations of the various stakeholders in this organizational change process. In view of this, the issue facing the organization, post-strike, is how to get out of this current unpleasant situation and move forward.

Tamil Nadu Power Sector

Mapping Power ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 255-273
Author(s):  
Hema Ramakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
The State ◽  
Flat Rate ◽  
Regional Parties ◽  
Quality Of Supply ◽  
The Government ◽  
Regulatory Commission ◽  
Industrial Demand

Tamil Nadu, one of the wealthiest states in India, has achieved almost universal electrification, and also has the highest renewable energy capacity—both wind and solar—in the country. Over the last three decades, two regional parties—DMK and AIADMK—have alternatively governed the state and are locked into a pattern of competitive populism in which electricity subsidies play a big role. Early on, subsidies were well targeted and were also financially covered through cross-subsidies from other consumers and direct support from the government. By the 1980s, concern for financial discipline of the utility was abandoned, power for irrigation was made free, flat-rate meters were introduced, and growing theft was concealed under the carpet of agricultural subsidies, all leading to the deteriorated quality of supply and even more cross subsidies. Reform efforts did little to change the situation, with the state government controlling the electricity regulatory commission to prevent the ailing utility from reforming itself and protecting it from any competition. Ironically, Tamil Nadu is considered to be a power surplus state now due to falling industrial demand. There are few signs of Tamil Nadu climbing out of this spiral.

scholarly journals A formação do distrito de São João (município de Goiás) e sua dinâmica territorial

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Dallys Dantas
Keyword(s):  
Local Scale ◽  
The State ◽  
Regional Network ◽  
Economic Dependence ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Network Position ◽  
Internal Relations ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Function ◽  
Environmental Network

ResumoNo Brasil, os distritos municipais, especialmente seus núcleos urbanos, as vilas, constituem uma realidade carente de estudos que levem em consideração as suas relações internas e aquelas estabelecidas com outros pontos do território. O estado de Goiás possui atualmente 71 distritos municipais, dentre eles o distrito de São João. Criado em 1968, no município de Goiás, esse distrito tem a sua formação vinculada à gênese e evolução da vila homônima. O poder público teve papel fundamental nesse processo por meio da implantação de uma estação telegráfica, uma escola e uma rodovia. Inserido em uma rede urbana regional, a posição e função do distrito traduzem a sua dependência política e econômica em relação à sede do município de Goiás bem como às cidades vizinhas. A possibilidade de compreensão dos distritos e vilas, nesse sentido, aponta para a necessidade de considerá-los no âmbito de uma rede de articulações, seja em escala local, seja entre diferentes lugares.Palavras-chave: Distrito de São João; formação; dinâmica territorial. AbstractIn Brazil, the municipal districts, especially its urban centers and villages, represents a reality that lacks proper studies that takes into account their internal relations and those established with other parts of the territory. The state of Goiás currently has 71 municipal districts, including the district of São João. Which was created in 1968, in the Goiás municipality, this district has its creation linked to the genesis and evolution of the homonymous village. The government played a key role in this process through, the implementation of a telegraph station, a school and a highway. Set in a regional network, position and function of the district translated its political and economic dependence in regards to Goiás county headquarters and the neighboring cities. The possibility of the understanding between the districts and villages in this sense points to the need to consider them in the context of a joint environmental network, whether at the local scale or between different places.Keywords: District of São João; formation; territorial dynamics. ResumenEn Brasil, los distritos municipales, especialmente sus núcleos urbanos, los pueblos, constituyen una realidad carente de estudios que lleven en consideración sus relaciones internas y aquellas establecidas con otros puntos del territorio. El estado de Goiás tiene actualmente 71 distritos municipales, entre ellos el distrito de São João. Creado en 1968, en el municipio de Goiás, ese distrito tiene su formación vinculada a la gênese y evolución del pueblo homónimo. El poder público tuvo papel fundamental en ese proceso por medio de la implantación de una estación telegráfica, una escuela y una carretera. Insertado en una red urbana regional, la posición y función del distrito traducen su dependencia política y económica en relación a la sede del municipio de Goiás así como a las ciudades vecinas. La posibilidad de comprensión de los distritos y pueblos, en ese sentido, apunta para la necesidad de considerarlos en el ámbito de una red de articulaciones, sea en escala local, sea entre diferentes lugares.Palabras clave: Distrito de São João; formación; dinámica territorial. 

Industrial Legislation in 2008

2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Sutherland
Keyword(s):  
State Level ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The State ◽  
Relative Simplicity ◽  
Workplace Relations ◽  
Key Features ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Work Choices ◽  
The Way

In March 2008, the Rudd Government started to dismantle Work Choices. The Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 (Cth) reintroduced agreement-making safeguards, and removed the option of making Australian Workplace Agreements. The legislation also provided the legal framework for the creation of `modern awards', paving the way for the more far-reaching reforms that are outlined in the Fair Work Bill 2008 (Cth). The first section of the article examines these transitional measures. The second section briefly considers the key features of the Fair Work Bill, concluding that its content and relative simplicity are broadly consistent with the promises made by the Government in its pre-election Forward with Fairness policy. Finally, the article highlights some of the legislative developments at the State level in 2008.

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