In the early 1990s, Argentina vertically
separated and privatized most of its electricity industry.
Transmission and distribution, considered natural
monopolies, were...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 16881Date: September 30, 1996Author:
Estache,Antonio ;
Rodriguez Pardina,Martin Augusto
This volume, which contains abstracts of
current Bank research projects, reflects the continuing
contributions of Bank research. It describes research
projects that...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16005Date: September 30, 1996
The purpose of this paper is to take
stock of developing countries' efforts and of the
support the development community has provided in the rural
energy sector, to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 16002Date: September 30, 1996
In order to carry out an efficiency
improvement program in the distribution system, Kenya Power
and Lighting Company (KPLC) decided to undertake a study
which would...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM186Date: September 30, 1996Author:
Ratnayake,Chrisantha
This volume contains the edited texts
and testimony provided by the 183 presenters at the Third
Annual World Bank Conference on Environmentally Sustainable
Development...
This report evaluates the World
Bank's experience with the fifty agricultural
adjustment operations (agsecals) approved by the Board since
1979 and reflects the impact...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 15883Date: September 11, 1996
This report is the main output of a
study executed organized jointly by the World Bank and the
Government of China (GOC). The study identifies priorities
and strategies...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: 15592Date: September 11, 1996
The Uch Power Project is the first
Partial Risk Guarantee operation since the mainstreaming of
the Bank's Guarantee Program in 1994, and the second
such operation after...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 35889Date: September 1, 1996
The main topic of this paper is the need
for an integrated regulatory framework due to the
acceleration of privatization. The specific purpose is two
fold: a) it reviews...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: 16021Date: August 31, 1996Author:
Rodriguez Pardina, Martin ;
Estache, Antonio
In both developed and developing
countries the coastal zone is likely to undergo the most
profound change in the near future. Already more than 60
percent of the world's...
Type: PublicationReport#: 15957Date: August 31, 1996Author:
Post, Jan C. ;
Lundin, Carl G. [editors]
This report identifies an important
economic niche for photovoltaic (PV) systems within rural
electrification programs. Chapter 1 sketches the evolution
of household...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP324Date: August 31, 1996Author:
Cabraal, Anil ;
Cosgrove-Davies, Mac ;
Schaeffer, Lo
This paper helps national planning and
finance ministries, power utilities, and financing agencies
improve the estimate reliability for construction costs and
schedules...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP325Date: August 31, 1996Author:
Bacon, Robert W. ;
Besant-Jones, John E. ;
Heidarian
This report summarizes the findings of a
desk review of 50 large dams financed by the World Bank
based on information obtained from Bank reports and
operational staff,...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 15815Date: August 15, 1996
This report summarizes the findings of a
desk review of 50 large dams financed by the World Bank
based on information obtained from Bank reports and
operational staff,...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 15815Date: August 15, 1996
Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM)
is major responsibility of local government. It is a complex
task which requires appropriate organizational capacity and
cooperation...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 40096Date: August 1, 1996Author:
Christen, Jurg ;
Schubeler, Peter ;
Wehrle, Karl
Since the initiation of China's
"Open Door" policy in 1978, both the rural economy
and rural energy consumption have changed dramatically. From
1979 to 1989, rural sector...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM183Date: July 31, 1996
The purpose of this paper is to take
stock of developing countries' efforts and of the
support the development community has provided in the rural
energy sector, to...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: 15912Date: July 31, 1996
Public involvement and stakeholder
participation has been an issue of debate in relation to
natural resource management and environmental conservation
projects for many...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 52717Date: July 1, 1996
African ministers of finance and energy,
and utilities' managers met on December 5-8, 1995, near
Johannesburg, South Africa with international experts,
representatives...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM182Date: June 30, 1996
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