In 1992, the World Bank's Board of Directors approved a set of good practice principles for the power sector. In the light of the 1992 Board decision and given the continuing efforts of countries around...
This report explores the economic and technical potential for expanded gas trade to benefit developing countries in Asia and the Middle East; it reviews the region's resource base and gas markets and then...
This paper addresses the World Bank's rationale for the new emphasis on power sector assistance, as it has developed in the last five years. The paper discusses the experience of the Bank with the sector...
This paper presents a general industry structure model and discusses the conditions that require price controls. It then examines the African petroleum product industry, as price controls are frequently...
Artisinal mining is the most primitive type of mining, characterized by individuals or groups exploiting deposits - usually illegally - with the simplest equipment. Although it provides an important source...
The Africa Gas Initiative (AGI) is an effort to promote development and trade in natural gas in the countries along West Africa's coastline from the Senegal River to South Africa. The initiative aims at...
This paper focuses on the point that the net gains from restructuring a power sector in a small system may in some circumstances be small or even nonexistent. With too small a system, no true competition...
The Regional Oil and Gas Workshop in Tokyo held in June, 1994, successfully identified the assistance needs of selected countries of Eastern Europe, Russia, and Asia in implementing privatization and restructuring...
This report has been prepared to help governments of developing countries address some of the constraints that have impeded development of private power generation projects. The private sector can be an...
The roundtable discussion addresses five power sector reform issues in developing countries. 1) The role of governments to improve the performance of power sectors. 2) Commercializing state-owned power...