Electricity

Climate Adaptation in Distorted Electricity Markets

We study climate adaptation in a distorted electricity market in one of the world's most heat-exposed cities, Karachi, Pakistan. Poor households respond to extreme heat by …

husnain-ahmad

Down to the Wire: Leveraging Technology to Improve Electric Utility Cost Recovery

We study the effects of a technical intervention in Karachi, Pakistan -- converting bare distribution wires to aerial bundled cables (ABCs) -- that was intended to prevent illegal …

husnain-ahmad

Decentralized Renewable Energy to Grow Manufacturing? Evidence from Microhydro Mini-Grids in Nepal

Firms in developing countries often identify electricity as a major constraint to operations. Decentralized renewable energy sources, which are often promoted as a tool to achieve …

robyn-meeks

Impacts of Electricity Quality Improvements: Experimental Evidence on Infrastructure Investments

Hundreds of millions of households depend on electricity grid connections providing low quality and unreliable services. Understanding the impacts of and consumer response to …

robyn-meeks