Research at PESD
Political Economy of Electricity Reform
With detailed case studies in Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa, PESD explored the political, legal, and institutional factors that affect how countries actually restructure their electric power markets.
Publications
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The Impact of Free Basic Electricity on the Energy Choices of Low Income Households: A Case Study in South Africa
Stephen Davis, Alison Hughes, Kate Louw
PESD Working Paper #80 (2008)
Changing Face of the Indian Energy System: A March Towards Normalcy
Varun Rai
University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Advanced Study of India (2008)

From Acai to Access: Distributed Electrification in Rural Brazil
Hisham Zerriffi
International Journal of Energy Sector vol. 2, 1 (2008)
Energy and India's Foreign Policy
Jeremy Carl, Varun Rai, David G. Victor
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #75 (2008)
The Obsolescing Bargain Redux: Foreign Investment in the Electric Power Sector in Developing Countries
Erik Woodhouse
N.Y.U. Journal of International Law and Politics vol. 38, 121 (2006)
- IPP Study Case Selection and Project Outcomes: An Additional Note
Erik Woodhouse
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #59 (2006)
- Generating Power and Controversy: Understanding Tanzania's Independent Power Projects
Katharine Gratwick, Rebecca Ghanadan, Anton Eberhard
Management Programme in Infrastructure Reform & Regulation, PESD Working Paper #57 (2006)

- Indian Electricity Market: Country Study and Investment Context, The
Peter Lamb
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #48 (2006)
The Effects of Power Sector Reform on Energy Services for the Poor
David G. Victor
UNDESA (2005)

- IPP Experience in the Brazilian Electricity Market, The
Adilson de Oliveira, Erik Woodhouse, Luciano Losekann, Felipe V.S. Araujo
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #53 (2005)
- Political Economy of International Infrastructure Contracting, Lessons from the IPP Experience
Erik Woodhouse
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #52 (2005)
- Independent Power Producers in Thailand
Pei Yee Woo
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #51 (2005)
- IPP Investment Experience in Malaysia, The
Jeff Rector
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #46 (2005)
- China's Electric Power Market: The Rise and Fall of IPPs
Pei Yee Woo
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #45 (2005)
- IPP Investment Experience in Argentina, The
Erik Woodhouse, Ale Nunez
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #44 (2005)
- Private Power Production in Mexico: A Country Study
Ale Nunez
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #47 (2005)
- Experience with Independent Power Projects (IPPs) in Developing Countries: Interim Report, The
Erik Woodhouse
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #39 (2005)
- IPP Experience in the Philippines, The
Erik Woodhouse
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #37 (2005)
- IPP Investment in Turkey's Electric Power Industry
Joshua C. House, Efe Cakarel
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #32 (2004)
- Guangdong Electric Power Market Reform: Options and Impact
Chi Zhang, Lemin Zeng, Lijia Chen, Xiaomin Xiang
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #33 (2004)
Electricity Reforms in India: Firm Choices and Emerging Generation Markets
P.R. Shukla, Thomas C. Heller, David G. Victor, Debashish Biswas, Tirthankar Nag, Amee Yajnik
Tata McGraw Hill (2004)
- Polish Electricity Market Investment Context, The
Joshua C. House
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #31 (2004)
- Experience with Independent Power Projects (IPPs) in Developing Countries: Introduction and Case Study Methods, The
David G. Victor, Thomas C. Heller, Joshua C. House, Pei Yee Woo
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #23 (2004)
- Captive Power Plants: Case Study of Gujarat, India
P.R. Shukla, Debashish Biswas, Tirthankar Nag, Amee Yajnik, Thomas C. Heller, David G. Victor
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #22 (2004)
- Impact of Power Sector Reforms on Technology, Efficiency and Emissions: Case Study of Gujarat, India
P.R. Shukla, Debashish Biswas, Tirthankar Nag, Amee Yajnik, Thomas C. Heller, David G. Victor
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #21 (2004)
- Impact of Power Sector Reforms on Technology, Efficiency and Emissions: Case Study of Andhra Pradesh, India
P.R. Shukla, Debashish Biswas, Tirthankar Nag, Amee Yajnik, Thomas C. Heller, David G. Victor
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #20 (2004)
- What IT Can and Cannot Do for the Power Sector and Distribution in India: Link to Reforms, Incentives, and Management
Dr. Rahul Tongia
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #19 (2004)
- Reform of the Chinese Electric Power Market: Economics and Institutions
Chi Zhang, Thomas C. Heller
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #3 (2004)
- Mexican Electricity Sector: Economic, Legal and Political Issues, The
Victor Carreon-Rodriguez, Armando Jimenez San Vicente, Juan Rosellon
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #5 (2003)
- Greenfield IPP Database (GRIPP): Based on the World Bank's Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) Database, The
Robert Crow, Amanda Beery
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #16 (2003)
- Electricity Restructuring and the Social Contract
Thomas C. Heller, Henri Tjiong, David G. Victor
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #15 (2003)
- Political Economy of the Brazilian Power Industry Reform, The
Adilson de Oliveira
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #2 (2003)
- Political Economy of Indian Power Sector Reforms, The
Rahul Tongia
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #4 (2003)
- Political Economy of Power Sector Reform in South Africa
Anton Eberhard
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #6 (2003)
- Political Economy of Electric Power Market Restructuring: Introduction to Issues and Expectations, A
Thomas C. Heller, David G. Victor
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #1 (2003)
- Egyptian IPP Experience, The
Anton Eberhard, Katherine Gratwick
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #50
- Kenyan IPP Experience, The
Anton Eberhard, Katherine Gratwick
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #49


