Power Politics

The report examines the shift from public ownership to private, unbundled utility models in the electricity sector, arguing that these reforms are fundamentally issues of sustainable development. Based on case studies from Argentina, Bulgaria, Ghana, India, Indonesia, and South Africa, the authors find that electricity reforms have been primarily driven by financial concerns and donor conditions rather than social or environmental goals. The document advocates for a reform process that addresses the needs of the 1.7 billion people lacking electricity access and aligns investor incentives with a clean energy future to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Electricity sector reforms in the studied countries have been driven by financial interests and donor requirements rather than sustainable development goals, with social factors playing a limited role and environmental considerations being almost entirely absent.
• The process of electricity reform is managed through closed political systems dominated by technocrats and consultants from donors.
• Electricity reform presents a critical opportunity to provide power to 1.7 billion poor people globally and to steer investment toward clean energy to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

APA

Dubash, N. K. (n.d.). Power Politics. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/research/power-politics

Chicago

Dubash, Navroz K. Power Politics. World Resources Institute, n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/power-politics.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{dubashndpower, author = {Dubash, Navroz K.}, title = {{Power Politics}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/power-politics}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }