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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