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Lights off. Debunking the Myths of Power Liberalisation

AuthorTNI
6-04-0-30-13.pdf
DateMay 2002
Classification 6.04.0.30/13 (INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS - LIBERALISATION)
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POWER & SOCIETY




D E B A T E P A P E R S
M A Y 2 0 0 2 – N o 1




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TRANSNATIONAL

TNI BRIEFING SERIES
NO 2002/5
                                            CONTENTS
    Editor:
    Daniel Chavez
                                         ● Editorial                                                 3
    Editorial Support:
    Antonio Carmona Báez
    Ophelia Cowell                       ● The Ideology of
    Tatiana Roa Avendaño
                                            Power Liberalisation                                     4
    Design:
    Jan Abrahim Vos
                                         ● Debunking the Myths of
    Printing:
    Drukkerij Raddraaier                    Power Liberalisation
    Contact:                                ◆ Myth 1:                                           5
    Daniel Chavez
                                              After liberalisation the efficiency of the power
    Energy Project Manager
    Transnational Institute                   sector will be improved
    Paulus Potterstraat 20                  ◆ Myth 2:                                           9
    1071 DA Amsterdam                         After liberalisation electricity will be cheaper
    The Netherlands
                                            ◆ Myth 3:                                           9
    Tel: (31–20) 6626608
    Fax: (31–20) 6757176                      Power liberalisation is good for the environment
    chavez@tni.org                          ◆ Myth 4:                                          10
    http://www.tni.org/energy                 Governments can choose: nobody imposes
T   Contents of this booklet may be           privatisation and deregulation
    quoted or reproduced, provided          ◆ Myth 5: