Analysis of Power Projects with Private Participation under Stress

Covindassamy, M. Ananda ; Oda, Daizo ; Zang, Yabei

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY;    ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY;    ACCOUNTING;    AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS;    APPROACH;   

RP-ID  :  ESM311

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This report aims to 1) understand whateconomical, political or contractual events affecting powerprojects in a region or a specific country led to projectdistress; and 2) establish how they affected the variousprivate power projects. The report describes and analyzesthe trends in private participation in the electric powersector in developing countries over the 1984-2003 period.The analysis is based on the survey of 63 electricityprojects under stress. It identifies the most significantcauses of stress, describes the most frequent stress factorsand their combination in "stress patterns," andpresents the consequences of the stress patterns on powerprojects. Beyond the presentation of stress patterns, thereport provides insights in the relationship between powersector reforms, privatization of power utilities andsuccess/failure of private power projects.