You Can't Count on Me: The Impact of Electricity Unreliability on Productivity

Poczter, Sharon

doi:10.1017/age.2016.38

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“…Indeed, firm size is an important factor in determining the ability to cope with outages as confirmed for a set of Indonesian manufacturing firms (Poczter, 2017). In their sample, the negative effect of electricity unreliability on firm productivity is more than 50% larger for smaller than for bigger firms.…”

Section: More Reliable Electricity Supply Can Increase Output and Promentioning

confidence: 89%

Resilient Infrastructure for Thriving Firms: A Review of the Evidence

Braese¹,

Rentschler²,

Hallegatte³

2019

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. Policy Research Working Paper 8895: This review examines the literature on the role of infrastructure in determining the productivity and competitiveness of firms. It shows that the existing evidence base is clear in concluding that reliable and high-quality infrastructure is a crucial foundation for enabling businesses to thrive. It demonstrates that the provision of electricity, transport, water, and telecommunications systems increases firm-level productivity. It also shows that providing infrastructure per se is not enough to boost productivity, unless it offers reliable service. Disruptions and irregular service have substantial adverse effects on firms, not least due to disrupted supply chains, underutilization of production capacity, and costly adaptation measures. This paper is a product of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, Climate Change Group. It is part of a larger effort by the World Bank to provide open access to its research and make a contribution to development policy discussions around the world. Policy Research Working Papers are also posted on the Web at

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Section: More Reliable Electricity Supply Can Increase Output and Promentioning

confidence: 89%

Resilient Infrastructure for Thriving Firms: A Review of the Evidence

Braese¹,

Rentschler²,

Hallegatte³

2019

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“…Focusing on the electricity sector makes an interesting case since research on industry and country level in Africa shows huge consequences as a result of interrupted electricity network: As the occurrence of power outages increases by 1%, the output of a firm is estimated to reduce by 3.3% in a short run, and the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita reduces by 2.9% in the long run (Andersen and Dalgaard, 2013;Mensah, 2018). The disruption of services, such as electricity, and water, heavily impacts small firms with a low ability to cope, and this limits entrepreneurship and competition (Alby et al, 2013;Poczter, 2017). Moreover, defective utility infrastructure reduces the number of industries hosted by a country and hence weakens its attractiveness to international investors (World Bank, 2019).…”

Section: Methods Materials and The Rationalementioning

confidence: 99%

Driving the clean energy transition in Cameroon: A sustainable pathway to meet the Paris climate accord and the power supply/demand gap

Iweh

Ayuketah

Gyamfi

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Cities

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2021 report has noted the perceived rise in severe weather phenomena such as heat radiations, hurricanes, flooding, and droughts and the rising scientific evidence attributing these events to anthropogenic sources of climate change. Cameroon as a nation is equally exposed to these climate vulnerabilities, and contributing to global climate efforts is imperative. She has earmarked the integration of 25% renewables in its electricity production mix and a 32% emission reduction, all as part of her commitment to global climate action. The fresh commitments coupled with a rapidly growing power demand have paved the way for a revolutionized approach to electricity generation in Cameroon. However, the imminent changes, as well as their implications, remain uncertain. This study explores how these emission reduction targets can be achieved through the adoption of a more sustainable power transition, which provides realistic solutions for emission reduction, escaping high carbon pathways. The assessment of the level at which long-term electricity generation scenarios in Cameroon could be renewable energy intensive was done using the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) tool following a backcasting approach. The study noted that there is an implementation gap between earmarked policy ambitions and existing measures. The study recommended several opportunities in aspects, such as suitable share of technologies, administrative reforms, and required adjustments within the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which the government could exploit in the electricity sector to sail across the challenging trade-offs needed to become a sustainable economy in a carbon-constrained world. It equally examines actions that could help close the gap between earmarked policy ambitions and existing pathways and proposes cost-effective methods that were identified as priorities.

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“…Productivity drops even when firms can smooth electricity supply through self-generation. For instance, scheduled blackouts reduce firms' productivity by forcing them to shift resources away from productivity-enhancing activities (Poczter 2017;Reinikka and Svensson 2002).…”

Section: Energy Sectormentioning

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Boosting Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies and Institutions to Promote Efficiency

Calderón¹

2021

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Some rights reserved 1 2 3 4 24 23 22 21 This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges and immunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved.

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You Can't Count on Me: The Impact of Electricity Unreliability on Productivity

Cited by 9 publications

References 53 publications

Resilient Infrastructure for Thriving Firms: A Review of the Evidence

Resilient Infrastructure for Thriving Firms: A Review of the Evidence

Driving the clean energy transition in Cameroon: A sustainable pathway to meet the Paris climate accord and the power supply/demand gap

Boosting Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies and Institutions to Promote Efficiency

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