Political Economy of Electricity Reform - A Case Study in Gujarat, India
Article from: OGEL 5 (2003), in Electricity Law and Regulation
Summary
In India, the supply of electricity relies heavily on a virtually bankrupt and sometimes corrupt system of state electricity boards (SEBs), which have failed to bring electricity to approximately 40 per cent or rural households. High subsidy levels to agriculture and domestic customers and widespread electricity theft have resulted in weak financial conditions of the SEBs; and thus remedies for improving the electricity system are not likely to be successful. The problems are particularly acute in Gujarat state, which represents a microcosm of the key issues faced throughout ...