Publications
Electricity Governance Initiative
A unique network of civil society organizations dedicated to promoting transparent, inclusive and accountable decision-making in the electricity sector.
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10 Questions to Ask About Integrated Resources Planning
by Bharath Jairaj, Sarah Martin, Davida Wood, Shantanu Dixit, Ashwini Chitnis and Amrita Kundu - May 2014Ensuring an affordable and reliable supply of energy is a concern of national governments around the world.
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10 Questions to Ask About Electricity Tariffs
by Davida Wood, Bharath Jairaj, Sarah Martin, Shantanu Dixit and Ashwini Chitnis - April 2014Tariff determination—the process of determining the price of electricity to consumers—has far-reaching impacts throughout the electricity sector.
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10 Questions to Ask About Scaling On-Grid Renewable Energy
by Davida Wood, Sarah Martin, Bharath Jairaj, Letha Tawney and Shantanu Dixit - January 2014This working paper was co-written with Shantanu Dixit, Coordinator of Prayas, Energy Group.
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Robust, Recognizable, and Legitimate
Strengthening India's Appliance Efficiency Standards and Labels through Greater Civil Society Involvement
by Bharath Jairaj, Sarah Martin and Neelam Singh - November 2013A significant proportion of global energy use takes place within our homes. The appliances we rely on to wash our dishes, refrigerate our food, clean our clothes, and cool and heat our homes account for nearly 14 percent of global energy consumption.
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Shining a Light on Electricity Governance
by Bharath Jairaj - January 2013Since the 1990’s, international financial institutions have urged developing countries to liberalize the electricity sector in their countries to bring financial solvency to the sector.
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Grounding Green Power
Bottom-Up Perspectives on Smart Renewable Energy Policy in Developing Countries
by Lutz Weischer, Davida Wood, Athena Ballesteros and Xing Fu-Bertaux - May 2011This paper was published by the German Marshall Fund of the United States in cooperation with the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the World Resources Institute.
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The Electricity Governance Toolkit
Benchmarking Best Practice And Promoting Accountability In The Electricity Sector
by World Resources Institute, National Institute for Public Finance and Policy and Prayas-Pune Energy Group - June 2007This framework assesses the extent to which decision making processes in national electricity sectors are transparent, allow for public participation, remain accountable to the public interest and permit access to redress.
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Empowering People
A Governance Analysis of Electricity; India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand
by Smita Nakhooda, Shantanu Dixit and Navroz K. Dubash - April 2007Policymakers, regulators, citizens, and the international community are grappling with the challenges of providing access to reliable and affordable electricity, and addressing major environmental challenges.