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Political Economy of Electricity Reform
With detailed case studies in Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa, PESD explored the political, legal, and institutional factors that affect how countries actually restructure their electric power markets.
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May 5th, 2009
Jeremy Carl on energy security implications of the U.S.- India nuclear deal
FSI Stanford, PESD in the news: Journal of Energy Security on April 23, 2009Carl offers insight into the nuances of the current nuclear deal between India and the U.S. and its implications for an Indian nuclear energy policy. Read more »
December 9th, 2008
Study on South African free basic electricity allowance reveals shift in demand
FSI Stanford, PESD NewsPESD affiliates Stephen Davis, Alison Hughes, and Kate Louw publish findings on the impacts of the free basic electricity program in two small rural towns in South Africa. 
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October 6th, 2008
Rai reports on the positive impact of India's energy reforms
FSI Stanford, PESD NewsIn an article published by UPenn's Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), PESD research fellow Dr. Varun Rai reports on the positive impact that India's major energy policy reforms have had since 1998. Rai asserts that these policies are the right platform for India's energy future: they will provide enough transparency and the right economic signals leading to the emergence of an efficient energy system in India. 
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August 27th, 2007
South African research affiliate quoted in NYTimes on sub-Saharan electricity
PESD in the news: New York Times on July 29, 2007Anton Eberhard is quoted in an article describing the stressed grids of countries in Africa where blackouts are common and impede development, according to the World Bank. Read more »
March 5th, 2007
Cambridge University Press prints "Political Economy of Power Sector Reform"
PESD NewsThe collaborative book by experts in the political economy of energy, edited to include a provocative introduction and conclusion by David Victor and Tom Heller, looks in depth at five cases of reform in developing countries. The book is available for purchase in hardcover. Read more »
December 4th, 2006
NYU Journal of International Law & Politics publishes PESD study results
PESD NewsErik Woodhouse publishes the final report from PESD's multi-year study on privately owned power plants in emerging markets. The study, appearing in the next issue of the New York University Journal of International Law & Politics, explains the wide variation in experiences as foreign investors have built and operated overseas power plants.
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November 1st, 2006
PESD researcher Erik Woodhouse presents at MIGA/Georgetown symposium on international political risk management
PESD NewsOn November 3rd, Erik Woodhouse presented key findings from PESD's study on independent power producers around the globe and discuss the study's implications for future investment at a symposium sponsored by the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Read more »