Measuring efficiency and productivity change (PTF) in the Peruvian electricity distribution companies after reforms

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2249-2261

  Pérez Reyes, Raúl ^a   Tovar, Beatriz ^b  

^a Energy Investment Supervisory Agency Osinerg   (Peru)

^b University of Palmas de Gran Canaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Efficiency drivers; Electricity distribution; Productivity

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES; DISTRIBUTION SECTORS; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES; ELECTRICITY SECTORS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; PRODUCTIVITY CHANGES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; POLICY REFORM;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67349266218     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.037     Document Type: Article

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