Electricity reliability has proven to be an intractable problem in many countries, with over 3 billion people still lacking reasonably reliable service. This event will provide an overview of the newly released working paper “Incentivizing Reliability: A Framework for Performance-Linked Electricity Improvements in Low- and Middle-income”. A product of collaborative efforts by experts from Duke University, the World Bank, the Center for Global Development, and other organizations, the paper explores how locally tailored, innovation-oriented strategies for enhancing electricity reliability could be supported through performance-based incentives. The event is intended to spark dialogue among operators, funders, infrastructure experts, and governments about how and under what circumstances such incentives could be applied to bolster power system performance.
Speakers:
- Noah Klugman, Co-founder and CEO, nLine
- Robyn Meeks, Assistant Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
- Leah R. Rosenzweig, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development and Director, Market Shaping Accelerator
- Nicholas Frempong, Senior Manager of Energy Services, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, Ghana
- Stéphane Straub, Chief Economist for Infrastructure, The World Bank
- Justice Tei Mensah, Senior Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, Africa Region, The World Bank
