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Empowering People

Managing Tradeoffs inElectricity, Oil and Gas

Smita Nakhooda Isabel Munilla

World Resources Institute 19 Nov 2007

Thai Power Development Plan

Transparency and Information

Meaningful participation

Accountability

Access to Justice

The Electricity Governance Initiative

Develop an operational framework to assess governance and help identify best practices

Provide a capacity building platform for improving practice

Contribute to improved communication among stakeholders

BASELINE INDICATORS: MAPPING THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR

POLICY PROCESSES•Legislative CommitteeExecutiveIndependence and Reporting of Electricity Ministry / DepartmentPlanning AgenciesDonor AgenciesCapacity of Civil SocietyReform and policy change processesAvailability of relevant background InformationQuality of participation, debate, and clarity of policy processesMedia coverageRole of ConsultantsAsset EvaluationPrivatization SubsidiesIndependent Power Extent of Competition

Executive mandate and capacityLegislative committee mandate and capacityJurisdiction for environmental clearancesSetting minimum environmental standardsInclusion in planning and reformEnvironmental impact assessmentsProject-affected peopleLabor ImpactsClean Technologies and Approaches

REGULATORY PROCESSAuthority and AutonomySelection and RemovalFinancial + Human ResourcesFunction and JurisdictionConflicts of InterestInformation disclosure and transparencyAppeals•TrainingUse of ConsultantsProcedural clarityPro-activenessPublic participation Civil society capacityBasis for orders and decisionsDissemination of decisionsPerformance ReportingTariff PhilosophyLicensingConsumer Service and Quality of Supply

Mandate and capacity of regulatory body to address environmental and social issuesResponsiveness to social or environmental claimsEngagement of service provider with the publicAffordability Representation of weak stakeholders

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL

PP34 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS FOR POWER SECTOR PROJECTS

Elements of Quality Explanation

Public participation at scoping

More than one public participation mechanism used

Adequate comment period

Public release of EIA reports

Public consultation guidelines

Disclosure of public comments on EIA

Public comments addressed in final EIA report

Continued Explanation:

VALUES

Not applicable/ Not assessed

The EIA did not meet any elements of quality Low

The EIA met one - two elements of quality Low-Medium

The EIA met three – four elements of quality Medium

The EIA met five – six elements of quality Medium-High

The EIA met all seven elements of quality High

Creating new dialogue between civil society and sector actors

Research Team

NGO coalitionActive in power sector issues

Advisory Panel

Government, Regulator,Utilities, Private Sector

Mapping Tools

Land Allocatio

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Mapping Tools

Revenue&

Poverty

The Electricity Governance Initiativehttp://electricitygovernance.wri.org

International Financial Flows and the Environment Project

http://www.wri.org/iffe

snakhooda@wri.org imunilla@wri.org