Power Politics

This report by the World Resources Institute examines electricity sector reforms across six countries, arguing that these reforms are fundamentally issues of sustainable development. It finds that current reforms are primarily driven by financial concerns and donor conditions rather than social or environmental benefits.

• The report identifies a shift in the electricity sector from public ownership and integrated utilities toward a model of private ownership and unbundled utilities, a change linked to broader trends of economic globalization, private capital, and market promotion.
• Analysis of six country studies reveals that electricity reforms are currently driven by donor conditions and financial concerns, managed by technocrats and closed political processes. Consequently, social factors have a limited role, and environmental considerations are almost entirely absent from the re-envisioned sector.
• The authors argue that electricity reform presents a critical opportunity to address the energy needs of 1.7 billion poor people lacking electricity and to align investor incentives with a clean energy trajectory to reduce 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} }