Political economy of electricity reform : a case study in Gujarat, India

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% of rural households. High subsidy levels to agriculture and domestic customers and widespread electr...

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Main Authors: Hansen, C, Bower, J
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 2003