December 14th, 2007

PDVSA case study released

Since 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has dramatically reshaped the national oil company, PDVSA, to align it with his goals. PESD researcher David Hults probes current-day PDVSA through three lenses: as a large and growing source of government income, as an instrument of state objectives, and on the merits of its business plan.

• » Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.: The Right-Hand Man of the Government

August 31st, 2004

Electricity reform in South Africa is at a critical juncture, says Anton Eberhard

Anton Eberhard writes that South Africa will experience routine electricity blackouts in a few years unless new electricity policy and investment decisions are formulated and implemented this year. Read more »