World Bank Reprint Series: Number 255
Mohan Munasinghe
Third World Energy Policies
Demand Management
and Conservation
Reprinted with permission from Energy Policy, vol. 11, no. 1 (March 1983), pp. 4-18.
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Third World energy
policies
Demand management and
conservation
Mohan Munasinghe
Increasing energy costs underline Today's societies require increasing amounts of energy for domestic,
the need for more efficient man- industrial, commercial, agricultural, and transport uses. These energy
agement of energy supply and needs are met by the commercial energy sources including the short-
demand to maintain economic term, depletable fossil fuel supplies - petroleum, coal, and natural gas -
growth, especially in the resource  as well as the longer-run, renewable sources such as hydroelectric,
scarce developing countries. Com- b
bining policy tools for demand  bIomass," solar, geothermal, wind, and tidal power.
management and    conservation   In18,wrd:mecaenrycnupinaslot14mlin
(inclucing pricing, physical con- barrels per day of oil equivalent. Only 20% of this was used by the
trols, technical methods, and  developing countries although they contained over 75% of the world's
education) yields the best results. population. The almost six-fold increase in the real price of oil between
Pricing policy takes into account 1972 and 1980, and the general rise in costs of supplying all forms of
the efficiency costs of energy energy have placed enormous financial strains on most nations. The
supply required to meet economic resource scarce Third World countries will need over US$600 billion (in
objectives. This is then adjusted to  1980 constant terms) for energy investments in the 1980s.2 To ensure that
satisfy other objectives of pricing  energy is economically and efficiently used, policy makers in many
such as social-subsidy considera- countries are beginning to realize that energy investment and pricing
tions, financial viability, conserva- decisions should be carred out on an integrated basis, eg within the
tion, price stability, etc. Energy framework of a national energy master plan that addresses both supply
conservation programmes should
be implemented only after deter- and demand issues.
mining whether their economic
benefits exceed the corresponding  National energy planning
costs.
The broad rationale underlying national energy planning3 is to make the
Keywords: Energy; Third World; best use of energy resources to promote socio-economic development
Demand management              and improve standards of living. As an essential part of overall national
economic planning, the principal emphasis of energy planning, is on the
The author is Senior Energy Advisor to comprehensive and disaggregate analysis of the energy sector and its
the President of Sri Lanka, Ministry of interactions within the economy. The energy planner's role might be
Power and Energy, Colombo, Sri confined to seeking the least-cost method of meeting future energy
Lanka; on leave of absence from The requirements, although a variety of other objectives might be included.4
World Bank, Washington, DC 2G433,  Energy planning requires analysis at three levels:
USA.
0 links between the energy sector and the rest of the economy;
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The views and opinions expressed in this  *  interactions between different subsectors within the energy sector;
paper are the author's and do not neces-  and
sarily reflect those of the Govemment of Sri
Lanka or the World Bank. The author is *  activities in each individual energy subsector.
grateful to Gunter Schramm, Lyndon
Driscoll and an anonymous referee for The steps involved in the planning procedure usually include energy
helpful comments.                   supply and demand analysis and forecasting, energy balancing, policy
formulation, and impact analysis, to meet short-, medium- and long-
range goals. These activities are first carried out at a relatively simple
level and later (as data and local analytical capabilities improve) more
sophisticated techniques including computer modelling may be imple-
mented. The institutional structure should be rationalized by setting up a
central energy authority (CEA), or ministry of energy, with its principal
focus on energy planning and policy making. The execution of policy, and
day-to-day operations, would remain the responsibility of line agencies
such as the electricity utilities or petroleum corporations that already
exist in practically all countries. Demand and supply management permit
the energy policy maker to maintain the energy supply-demand balance,
thus avoiding major economic disruptions and reductions in national
welfare.5
Policy tools
The policy tools available for energy planning and management include
pricing, physical controls, technical methods (including research and
development), and education and propaganda, Since these tools are
'Biomass consists of traditional and non- interrelated, their use should be well coordinated. Price is most effective
commercial fuels such as wood, vegetable in the medium- and long-term. In terms of economic efficiency, price
residue and animal waste. These traditional
fuels are particularly important in develop- indicates the consumer's willingness-to-pay and use-value of energy to
ing countries. See for example Mohan  the supplier; while to the consumers, it signals the present and future
Munasinghe and Gunter Schramm, Energy  opportunity costs of supply based on various energy sources.
Economics, Demand Management and
Conservation Policy, Van Nostrand, New  Physical controls are most effective in the short-run when there are
York, NY, USA, forthcoming 1983.    unforeseen shortages of energy. All methods of physically limiting con-
2World Bank, Energy in the Developing  s
Countries, Washington, DC, USA, 1980.  umption are Included i this category.6 Techncal means iclude, on the
'For further details see Mohan Munasinghe, supply side, the cheapest means of producing a given form of energy, the
'Integrated  national energy  planning  best fuel mix, research and development of substitute fuels such as
(INEP) in developing countries', Natural wood-alcohol for petrol; and on the demand side, introducing higher
Resources Forum, Vol 4,1980, pp 359-73.
4For example reducing dependence on  efficiency energy conversion devices such as better wood burning stoves
foreign sources, supplying basic energy  etc. Education and propaganda include, on the supply side, efforts to
needs of the poor, reducing the trade and
foreign exchange deficit, priority develop- make people aware of exteral dis-economies such as pollution, and
ment of special regions or sectors of the  supportive of re-afforestation schemes to preserve the environment; and
economy, raising sufficient revenues to on the demand side public education for energy conservation.
finance energy sector development (at
least partially), ensuring continuity of
supply and price stability, preservation of Objectives and integrated pricing framework
the environment.                      betvsaditgae                  rcn     rmwr
sDemand   management   includes  all  ..         .              ..
means of influencing and controlling the  ricing and Investment decisions should be closely related. However,
magnitude and pattern of energy consump- energy supply systems7 usually require large capital investments with
tion. Supply management includes identifi- long lead- and life-times. Once the investment decision is made (usually
cation and optimal exploitation of all energy  * t
resources, investment planning, trans- on the basis of the conventional least-cost method of meeting demand by
formation, refining and distribution of sub-sector, with due regard for interfuel substitution possibilities) there is
energy and so on.                   a lock-in effect with respect to supply. TSherefore prices should be related
6For example load shedding and rotating
power cuts in the electricity subsector and to the long-term plannig horizon. On the demand side, energy conver-
reducing the supply of petrol or banning the  sion devices (eg cars, gas cookers, electric appliances, machines and so
use of cars during some periods.    on) are expensive relative to average income and have relatively long
'For example electricity generation, trans- life-times, thus limiting the ability of consumers to respond to changes in
mission and distribution, oil and gas wells
and pipelines, coal mines, forests.  relative fuel prices in the short run.
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Economic efficiency
The objectives of energy pricing are closely related to the goals of energy
planning, but are more specific. The economic growth objective requires
that pricing policy should promote economically efficient allocation of
resources both within the energy sector and when integrated with the
economy in general. This implies, generally, that energy use would be at
optimal levels, with the price (or consumer's willingness-to-pay) for the
marginal unit of energy used reflecting the incremental resource cost of
supply to the national economy. Relative fuel prices should also influence
the pattern of consumption in the direction of the optimal or least-cost
mix of energy sources required to meet future demand. Distortions and
constraints in the economy necessitate the use of shadow prices and
economic second-best adjustments.
Social-basic needs
The social objective recognizes the basic right of all citizens to be supplied
with certain minimum energy needs. Given the existence of significant
numbers of poor consumers and also wide disparities of income, this
implies subsidized prices, at least for low income consumers.
Financial viability
The government is concerned with financial objectives relating to the
viability and autonomy of the energy sector. This implies pricing policies
which permit institutions (typically, government-owned) in energy sub-
sectors to earn a fair rate of return on assets and to self-finance an
acceptable portion of the investments required to develop future energy
resources.
Conservation
Energy conservation is also an objective of pricing policy. While pre-
vention of unnecessary waste is important, there are often other reasons
underlying the desire to conserve certain fuels. These include the desire
for greater independence from foreign sources (eg oil imports), the need
to reduce the consumption of woodfuel due to deforestation and erosion
problems, etc.
Other
There are a number of additional objectives, such as the need for price
stability to protect consumers from large price fluctuations, the need for
simplicity in pricing structures to avoid public confusion and for simplicity
of metering and billing, and so on.
Finally, there are other specific objectives such as promoting regional
development (eg rural electrification) or specific sectors (eg export-
oriented industries), as well as other socio-political, legal and environ-
mental constraints.
Two stage pricing policy
The objectives mentioned above are often not mutually consistent, and
so a realistic integrated energy pricing structure must be flexible enough
to permit trade-offs among them. To achieve this, pricing policy
formulation must be carried out in two stages. In the first stage, a set of
prices which strictly meets the economic efficiency objective is deter-
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F                   mined, based on a consistent and rigorous framework. The second stage
\                  consists of adjusting these efficient prices to meet all other objectives.
The latter procedure is more ad hoc with adjustments being determined
\G      by the relative importance attached to each objective.
'          Da                      Shadow pricing and economic efficiency
p
i                     Shadow pricing theory has been developed mainly for use in the cost-
01 0min         02        benefit analysis of projects.8 However, since investment decisions in the
Ouantity            energy sector are closely related to the pricing of energy outputs, for
consistency the same shadow pricing framework should be used in both
Figure 1. Income distributional argu- instances.9
ment for the social or lifeline rate.  Given perfect competition the interaction of atomistic'0 profit maxi-
mizing producers and atomistic utility maximizing consumers yield
market prices which reflect the correct economic opportunity costs, and
8For more general use of shadow pricing in thus scarce resources will be efficiently allocated. However, in the real
developing countries see Lyn Squire and  world, a variety of distortions" lead to market prices, which may diverge
PronectJns HderTopak,nsoUniveArityPressof substantially from  their shadow prices or true economic opportunity
Baltimore, MD, USA, 1975; and for more  costs. Therefore, 'efficiency' shadow prices must be used in investment
specificapplicationtotheenergysectorsee  and output pricing decisions, to ensure proper allocation of resources
Mohan Munasinghe, The Economics of
Power System Reliability and Planning,  (see Appendix 1). Moreover, if there are large income disparities, even
Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, these efficient shadow prices must be further adjusted, especially to
MD, USA, 1979, Chapter 9.           achieve socially equitable energy pricing policies for serving poor
9Shadow prices are used instead of market
prices (or private financial costs) to repre- households.12 To clarify the basic concepts involved in optimal energy
sent the true economic opportunity costs of pricing we have analysed a relatively simple model using a two step
resources (from the national viewpoint),  procedure (see Appendix 2).
10Atomistic competition comprises a market
structure in which the number of firms is
very large and hence each firm competes  Adjustments to efficient energy prices
independently.
"For example monopoly practices, exter-
nal economies and diseconomies (which  Once efficient energy prices have been determined, the second stage of
are not internalized in the private market), pricing to meet social, financial, political and other constraints, must be
interventions in the market process through  carried out.
taxes, import duties and subsidies etc.
"2Lack of data, time and manpower
resources, particularly in the LDC context, Social-lifelines prices
will generally preclude the analysis of a full Socio-political or equity arguments are often advanced in favour of
economy-wide  model when    making
energy-related decisions. Instead a partial subsidized prices or 'lifeline' rates for energy, especially where the costs
approach may be used where key linkages  of energy consumption are high relative to incomes of poor households.
and resource flows between the energy  B
sector and the rest of the economy, as well conomic reasoning based on externality effects may also be used to
as interactions among differeht energy sub-  support subsidies, eg cheap kerosene to reduce excessive firewood use
sectors are selectively identified and ana- and prevent deforestation, erosion, etc. To prevent leakages and abuse of
lysed, using appropriate shadow prices
such as the opportunity cost of capital, such subsidies, energy suppliers must act as discriminating monopolists.
shadow wage rate, marginal opportunity  Targeting specific consumer classes (for example, poor households), and
costs for different fuels and so on. This limiting the cheap price only to a minimum block of consumption is
holistic approach or general equilibrium
analysis is conceptually important. For comparatively easy to arhieve for metered forms of energy like gas or
example the efficiency shadow price of a  electricity. Other means of discrimination may also be required such as
given resource may be represented by the  rationing, licensing, etc.13
change in value of aggregate national con-  . '       . '.
sumption or output, due to a small change  The icome distrbution arguments for a subsidized energy price are
in the availability of that resource. A more illustrated in Figure 1. This shows the respective demand curves for
detailed discussion of general versus par-  energy (CD and FG) of low (I,) and average (I,) income domestic users,
tial equilibrium in relation to eneg sector
analysis is given in Munasinghe, Op cit the social tariff p, over the minimum consumption block Q to Qmin, and
Ref 8.                              the efficient price level Pe. All tariff levels are in domestic market prices.
"3For example, a minimum ration of cheap  If the actual pricep = Pe then the average household will be consuming at
kerosene for households, or a special
licence for trucks using subsidized diesel oil the 'optimal' level Q,, but the poor household will not be able to afford
and ban on diesel-a,ien passenger cars.  the service.
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If increased benefits accruing to the poor have a high social value, then
the consumer surplus portion CDE should be multiplied by an appro-
priate 'low income social weight' (W>1).14 Thus, although in nominal
domestic prices the point A lies below Pe, the weighted consumer surplus
could be greater than the shadow price of supply. The adoption of the
block tariff shown in Figure 1, consisting of the lifeline rate ps, followed
by the full tariff Pe, helps to capture the consumer surplus of the poor
user, with minimum effect on the optimum consumption pattern of the
average consumer. 15
In practice, the magnitude Qmin has to be carefully determined, to
avoid subsidizing relatively well-off consumers; it should be based on
acceptable criteria for identifying 'low income' groups, and reasonable
estimates of their basic energy needs (eg for poor electricity consumers,
in most developing countries Qmin would be less than 50 kWh per month,
whereas the corresponding value in inidustrialized countries might be
several hundred kVVh). The level of Ps relative to the efficient price may
be determined on the basis of the poor consumer's income level relative
to some critical consumption level. 16
The financial requirements of the energy sector would also be con-
sidered in determining Ps and Qmin. This approach may be reinforced by
an appropriate supply policy (eg subsidized house connections for elec-
tricity, special supply points for kerosene, etc).
Financial viability
The financial constraints most often encountered relate to meeting the
revenue requirements of the sector; most often some target financial rate
of return on assets, or an acceptable rate of contribution towards the
14These social weights, that give greater future investment programme. Acceptable revenue levels have to be
importance to benefits and costs affecting
poorer consumers, forrn the basis for a  achieved by adjusting efficient prices.17
'social' shadow pricing framework. By con-  Theoretically one can discriminate between the various consumer cate-
toruaslty tdhesceffiencyshadlow pnrices incoe  gories so that the greatest divergence from the marginal opportunity cost
distributional issues.              based price occurs for the consumer group with the lowest price elasticity
'51gnoring the income eiZect due to  of demand, and vice versa. This will result in the smallest deviations from
reduced expenditure of the average con- the 'optimal' levels of consumption consistent with a strict efficiency
sumer for the first block of consumption, ie
up to Qmin'                         pncing regime. In many countries the necessary data for the analysis of
16For details see Mohan Munasinghe and  demand by consumer categories is rarely available, so rule-of-thumb
Jeremy Warford, Electricity Pricing, Johns methods of determining the appropriate tariff structure have to be
Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, aotd
USA, 1982.                          adopted.
"In principle, for state-owned energy sup-  However, if an energy subsector exhibits increasing costs (eg marginal
pliers, the most efficient solution would be  electricity costs greater than average costs), this constitutes a practical
to set prices at the eff icient level and rely on
government to subsidize losses or tax sur- means of raising public revenues in a manner which is generally consistent
pluses exceeding sector financial needs. In with the economic efficiency objective, at least for the bulk of the con-
practice, because of the drain on public sumers who are not subsidized, while at the same time helping to supply
fails to achieve minimum financial targets basic energy needs to low income groups. Similarly in the oil subsector.
for continued operation of the sector, would  high prices for petrol, based on efficiency, externality and conservation
rarely be acceptable. Conversely, when arguments, may be used to cross-subsidize the 'poor-man's' fuel-
efficient pricing results in financial sur- krsn  rdee  sdfrtasot1
pluses well in excess of traditional revenue  kerosene, or diesel used for transport.
targets, this may be politically unpopular,
especially for an electric utility.  Other considerations
18However, a number of undesirable side
effects may follow such as the practice of There are additional considerations that may justify departing from a
mixing petrol with kerosene, and so on. The strictly efficient pricing policy. The decision to provide commercial
income distribution effects may also beenergy such as kerosene or electricity in. a remote rural area, which often
perverse, with the relatively wealthy divert-
ing cheap kerosene or diesel for use in entails subsidies because the beneficiaries are not able to pay the full price
vehicles or in industry.            based on high unit costs, could be made on non-economic grounds, eg for
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general socio-political reasons such as maintaining a viable regional
industrial or agricultural base, stemming rural to urban migration, or
alleviating local political discontent. Similarly, uniform nationwide
energy prices are a political necessity in many countries, although this
policy often implies cross-subsidization eg urban consumers subsidizing
those consumers in remote rural areas where distribution costs are higher.
However, the full economic benefits of such a course of action may be
much greater than the apparent efficiency costs which arise from any
divergence betweer. actual and efficient price levels. Again this possibi-
lity is likely to be much more significant in a developing country than in a
developed one, not only because of the high cost of energy relative to
incomes in the former, but also because the available administrative or
fiscal machinery to redistribute incomes or achieve regional or industrial
development objectives by other means is frequently ineffective.
The conservation objective (to reduce dependence on imported
energy, improve the trade balance, and so on) usually runs counter to
subsidy arguments. Therefore it may be necessary to restrict cheap
energy to productive economic sectors which need to be protected and
strengthened, while in the case of basic energy needs of households, the
energy price could be sharply increased for consumption beyond appro-
priate minimum levels.19 In other cases conservation and subsidized
energy prices may be consistent. For example, cheap kerosene might be
required, especially in rural areas, to reduce excessive woodfuel con-
sumption, thus preventing deforestation and erosion.
Finally, owing to the practical difficulties of metering, price discri-
mination, and billing, and the need to avoid confusing consumers, the
pricing structure may have to be simplified, thus limiting the number of
customer categories, consumption blocks, etc. Electricity and gas offer
the greatest possibilities for structuring. The degree of sophistication of
metering depends on the net benefits of metering, problems of instal-
lation and maintenance, and so on. However, for liquid fuels like kero-
sene, subsidized or discrirninatory pricing would usually require schemes
involving rationing and coupons, and could lead to leakage and abuses.
Energy conservation
Using both price and non-price policy tools, demand management
techniques help establish economically efficient or optirnal pattems and
levels of energy consumption. This may involve reducing the consump-
tion of some forms of energy and increasing the use of others that are
cheaper or more suitable. Energy conservation is an important element
191t may be particularly difficult to raise prices
to anywhere near the optimal efficient of demand management and involves measures that specifically seek a
levels where low incomes and a tradition of deliberate reduction in the use of energy below some level that would
subsidized energy have increased con- otherwise prevail. Such reduction involves elimination of outright waste,
sumer resistance. In practice, price
changes have to be gradual, in view of the  reduction of energy using activity, substitution of one form of energy for
costs which may be imposed on those who  another, or substitution of other productive factors like capital and
have already incurred expenditures on  labour for energy.
energy using equipment and made other
decisions, while expecting little or no
changes in traditional energy pricing poli-  Conservation economics
cies. At the same time, a steady price rise
will prepare consumers for future high  Some conservation is achieved simply by reducing or eliminating certain
energy prices. The efficiency costs of a  energy-using activities. Foregoing Sunday pleasure driving, using lower
gradual instead of a sharp price rise can be t hermostat settings and shutting off appliances and lighting fixtures when
seen as an implicit shadow value placed on
the social benefits that result from this not directly needed are typical examples. Other conservation measures
policy.                           may require the substitution by either capital or labour. Examples are
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re-using heat in industrial processing, the energy-saving reductions in the
weight of vehicles by better engineering or lighter materials, or the use of
improved insulation.
The substitution of some form of costly, or scarce energy resource by
some other that is more readily available is an important conservation
measure. Examples are the use of coal instead of fuel oil in heat pro-
cesses, the use of natural gas instead of petroleum products for power
plants where gas is plentiful compared to oil, or the use of gasohol instead
of petrol for transport. In a physical sense, (as measured by Btu con-
sumed) such substitution may not 'save' energy. In an econoinic sense,
however, such substitution may be quite sensible, given the economic
scarcity values of the altemative fuels.
The pursuit of energy conservation as a goal raises the issue of up to
what point the reduction of energy consumption is socially beneficial or
desirable. Common sense indicates that 'wasteful' energy use should be
discouraged, but there is a limit beyond which conservation becomes too
costly in terms of foregoing other resources or useful outputs, thereby
causing more harm than good. The principle objective of a given policy
should be the maximization of the welfare of a society over time.20
Economic criterion
In simple terms, the adoption of a given conservation measure is eco-
nomically justified if AB>AC, + AC2, where AB, AC, and AC2 are the
economic values of marginal energy saving benefits, marginal additional
input costs and marginal ieductions in consumption benefits respectively.
This condition should be achieved over the life expectancy of the
activity,21 implying use of expected lifetime costs, not just presently
prevailing cost relationships. For example, if energy costs are expected to
increase relative to other input costs or the value of output over time,
greater substitution by non-energy inputs (ie higher levels of energy
conservation) is called for. If we introduce the time element the conser-
vation criterion becomes:
nb     1                (c,tn
tI    b, (1+r) >      t2]  (C1,1 + C2,t)(lr
where bt, c1 t and c,, t are the respective annual energy savings, additional
input costs and losses in consumption benefits in year t and r is the
discount rate, all defined in terms of appropriate shadow prices.
Application of the criterion
Let us consider a particular end use for energy such as home lighting, and
assume there is a choice of two distinct types of light bulbs, incandescent
and fluorescent. For simplicity, we begin by assuming that both have the
201f aggregate consumpton or production (eg  same economic cost, same life-time, and provide light output of the same
gross domestic product or GDP) is taken as  quality. If the fluorescent bulb uses less electrical energy than the incan-
a proxy for aggregate welfare, then welfare
maximization implies the use of scarce  descent one, then replacing the latter by the former is a conservation
resources such as energy, capital, labour measure that results in an unambiguous inprovement in economic as well
and land in such awaythatoutputismaxi- as technical efficiency. In this case, using fluorescent bulb instead of
contribute to this goal, provided that ten e incandescent lamps reduces the economic resources expended to provide
added costs of such conservation mea- the desired output, ie lighting. Electrical energy has been conserved, with
sures or process changes do not outweigh  no change in other economic costs and benefits.
the value of the energy savings achieved.
21More accurately, over the life expectancy  Next, assume that the fluorescent bulb is more costly to install. There is
of the fixed input components of the activity. a trade-off between the higher capital cost of the fluorescent lamp and the
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greater consumption of kWh by the incandescent bulb. The relevant data
to determine whether substitution of incandescent by fluorescent bulbs is
economically justified are summarized in Table 1. At this stage we
distinguish between the economic value (or opportunity cost or shadow
price, as discussed earlier) of a good or service, and its market price. The
former is revelant cO decision making from a national perspective and the
latter is more appropriate from a consumer's viewpoint.
The national eost (based on economic values) of using the incandescent
and fluorescent bulbs over their two year lifetimes are respectively:22
EC,    =  10.5 + 16 + 16/(1 + r)                                 (1)
ECF    =  32 + 4.4 + 4.4/(1 + r)                                  (2)
Assuming an economic discount rate of r = 0.1, we find EC, = 41.0 >
ECF= 40.4.
We have compared the energy cost saving of (16 - 4.4) = 11.6 dineros
per year for two years against the increase in capital costs (32 - 10.5) =
21.5 dineros. We find that (16 - 4.4) + (16 - 4.4)/(1 + r) > (32 - 10.5).
Therefore using fluorescent lightbulbs, with their associated reduction in
energy consumption, will improve economic as well as technical
efficiency.
Note, however, that if we use r = 0.2, EC, = 39.8 < ECF = 40.1; and
the conservation measure is no longer beneficial. This reduction in the
relative value of conservation will always occur with increases in the
discount rate, because increases in initial investment costs are traded off
against the future cost-savings realized by conservation. This finding has
22As discussed earlier, the term economic important policy  implications. Energy users who    confront high
value is used synonymously with oppor- opportunity costs of capital (eg those in many developing countries) will
tunity costs or efficiency shadow prices, find costly capital-intensive energy conservation measures relatively less
and tllese may differ from actual market
prices.                              attractive than users who have access to low-cost sources of capital. This
23Legal barriers, capital rationing or lack of means that economically 'optimal' conservation measures may differ
credit facilities, inappropriate foreign ex- significantly among different countries.
change rates, price controls, extemalities
and many other factors interfere in the nor-
mal functioning of the energy market. Other Market imperfections and privare consumers
complications arise from a lack of know- So far the analysis has been based on the national viewpoint, using values
ledge of available altematives as well as
future costs and prices, and the lock-in for all inputs and outputs (including those for energy) reflecting economic
effects of long-lived facilities and equip- opportunity or shadow costs. However, market prices may differ from
ment. All of these factors tend to distort
rational choice pattems, with the result that shadow values because market imperfections, particularly in the pricing
private energy use and conservation pat- and availability of energy, abound in most countries.23
terns diverge substantially from  those  To illustrate the effects of these divergences, let us return to the simple
found to be optimal from a rational view- l      e
point (ie based on economic efficiency light-bulb example. Phe private costs (based on market prices) of using
criteria).                           incandescent or fluorescent lighting respectively are as follows:
Table 1. Data to assess the economic efficiency of energy conservation for lighting.
Incandescent bulb          Fluorescent bulb
Installation cost (dineros)
Economic value (opportunity cost)  10.5                  32
Market price                  18                         35
Physical energy consumption
(kWh per year during 2 year lifetime)  40                  11
Value of energy consumption (dineros
per year during 2 year lifetime)
Econorriic value (marginal
opportunity cost)a            16                          4.4
ao.4 dineros/kWh                       Market priceb                 12                          3.3
bo.3 dineros/kWh
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PCI   =   18 + 12 + 12/(1 + r)
PCF = 36 + 3.3 + 3.3/(l + r)
At a discount rate of r = 0.1 (eg the market interest rate based on private
bank rates): PC, = 40.9 < PCF = 42.3. This means that a rational
consumer would prefer to use incandescent light bulbs, because this is the
cheaper option. At any higher dis,'ount rate the advantages of the incan-
descent system over the fluorescent one increases further. Thus, since
market prices diverge from real economic costs, consumers would make
economically inefficient energy-use decisions.
Developing country issues24
In the commercial energy using sectors of developing countries, essenti-
ally the same demand management and conservation arguments apply, as
for industrialized nations. However, particular policies and their imple-
mentation should be adapted in a country-specific manner.25 Dissemi-
nating up-to-date information is a critical element in convincing con-
sumners to follow desirable policies. Energy conservation in transport,
which tends to be highly oil-intensive, implies changing from more to less
energy consuming transport modes, increasing the technical efficiency of
given modes of transport, and changing lifestyles, behaviour and patterns
of urban dwelling. Similarly, energy consumption for lighting and space
conditioning of buildings may be reduced by improving the conservation
awareness and changing the behavioural characteristics of occupants,
installing more efficient energy using equipment, and altering the archi-
tectural design practices and building materials used.
In the industrial sector, conservation efforts should focus on waste heat
recovery and cogeneration, other retrofits and improvements in existing
operations, major changes in manufacturing processes and production
methods, and recycling and recovery of waste materials. Finally, in
electric power supply, energy savings may be realized through increasing
the efficiency of generation, reducing loss in transmission and distri-
bution systems, and improving the patterns and efficiency of end use.
A recent estimate indicates26 that by 1990, the developing counties can
save over 4 million bbl/day oil equivalent or about 15% of total commer-
cial energy consumption if effective conservation policies are adopted in
the four key sectors outlined, although this will not be easy. Thus,
inappropriate pricing of energy resources is not the only reason for
inefficient energy conservation decisions. In many developing countries
the lack of foreign exchange resources forces governments to maintain
strict import controls. Thus, it is often impossible for large energy users to
import new, more energy-efficient equipment to replace the existing,
even though they are usually able to secure their share of high-cost
imported fuel supplies to keep their existing fuel-inefficient equipment
operating. In countries in which fuel prices are subsidized at the same
time, there is little incentive for such equipment owners to press for
24For more details see Munasinghe and appropriate changes in import policies.
Schramm, op cit, Ref 1.             Conservation issues unique to the developing countries arise in the case
25lndustrialized country conservation pro- of households that depend on traditional fuel resources such as firewood,
grammes are discussed in Energy Conser- charcoal and dung. They often employ primitive cooking appliances like
vation, Intemational Energy Agency,
OECD, Paris, 1981.               open fires that are highly inefficient, using only about 55 of the inherent
26World Bank, op cit, Ref 2.     heat energy of the fuel. Heavy population pressures, dwindling firewood
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resources resulting in sharply increased costs of fuelwood gathering as
well as increased soil erosion, reduced availability of crop residues from
new short-term, high yield crop varieties, all combine to make this one of
the foremost and serious energy problems in the majority of developing
countries.
The use of simple cooking stoves constructed of locally available
materials at out-of-pocket costs barely exceeding $5 to $10 could improve
energy efficiency by a factor of 4 to 5 in laboratory tests and perhaps by a
factor of 2 or better in actual day-to-day household use.
Price and non-price policy interactions and complications
In addition to appropriate pricing there are a wide variety of direct and
indirect policy measures that can be tak-en to bring about desirable levels
of energy conservation. Among them are direct regulation of energy
uses, regulation of the use of energy con1suming equipment and appli-
ances, mandatory standards, mandatory information requirements about
energy consumption rates, taxes and subsidies, appropriate infra-
structure investments for energy saving facilities (eg better roads, rail-
roads, marine shipping facilities) education and propaganda, and others.
To analyse some of the effects of such conservation-oriented policies
let us first return to the lightbulb example. As we have found, existing
market prices have made it more attractive for users to opt for the
incandescent lightbulb system. To resolve this difference between
optimal economic and private market choices, the first option policy
makers might consider could be to raise the market price of electricity
from 0.3 dineros per kWh to its economic value of 0.4 dineros per kWh.
We now have: PC, = 48.5 > PCF = 44.4 and rational electricity con-
sumers will make the correct decision in favour of fluorescent lighting. In
addition, setting the electricity price equal to its marginal opportunity
cost will also establish electricity consumption for non-lighting purposes
at optimal levels.
Suppose that public resistance or other social pressures make it impos-
sible to raise electricity prices. Let the ecow.)mic value of an incandescent
bulb be its cost of production or producer price, while the imposition of a
government tax of 7.5 dineros determines the market price, Similarly,
assume that an import duty of 4.0 dineros represents the difference in the
cif import cost (32 dineros) and the market price of fluorescent bulbs.
Instead of raising electricity prices, an alternative policy option might be
to raise the tax on incandescent lightbulbs to 9.5 dineros, making the
market price 20 dineros. In this case, PC, = 42.9 > PCF = 42.3, which
encourages the desirable consumer decision. Reducing the duty on fluo-
rescent bulbs to 2 dineros and lowering the retail price to 34 dineros
would also yield a favourable result, since now: PC, = 40.9 > PCF= 40.3.
Some combination of the tax increase and lowering of duty could also
be used prom a strictly economic viewpoint, and ignoring effects outside
the lightbulb market, reducing the import duty would be preferable to
raising the producer tax because the former action reduces the divergence
between market price and economic opportunity cost of fluorescent bulbs
whereas the latter has the opposite effect and increases the market
distortion in the price of incandescent lightbulbs.
Next, assume that the tax on incandescent lightbulbs cannot be
increased because the legislation affects a much larger class of related
products. Sirnilarly, suppose that the import duty on fluorescent bulbs
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cannot be reduced because it would undercut the price of a high-cost local
producer and drive him out of business. In this instance, some final
options left to the energy policy maker might be to legislate that all
incandescent lightbulbs be replaced by fluorescent ones, or to give a
direct cash subsidy to consumers who adopt the measure, or to mount a
major public education and propaganda campaign to bring about the
required change.27
Complications
If the useful lifetimes of technological alternatives are different, then
economic comparisons become somewhat more complicated. This would
be the case in our earlier example if the lifetime of incandescent bulbs
were to be only one year while that of fluorescent lamps might be three
years. Two alternative approaches could be used to overcome this diffi-
culty. In the first, the investment costs of each alternative would have to
be annuitized over its lifetime at the appropriate discount rate and the
associated energy consumption and other recurrent costs for one year
would be added on. Then the total costs for each option would be
compared. The second method would compare the full costs of each
alternative over a much longer period, say 20 years, including the costs of
periodic replacement of worn-out equipment. 28 The two methods should
give consistent results, assuming the same values are used for parameters
such as the discount rate.
Another difficulty associated with changes in the benefits of consump-
tion arises if either the quality of the end-product of energy use is
different for the two alternatives. Consider a comparison of electric
versus kerosene lamps for lighting. In addition to the differences in
equipment and fuel costs, the cost-benefit assessment of the two options
should also include a tenn to recognize that electricity is likely to provide
lighting of a superior quality.29 While the quantification, in monetary
terms, of this qualitative superiority will be difficult, one measure might
be the willingness-to-pay of the consumers for the different forms of
7The evidence concerning the effective- lighting, usually represented by the area under the relevant demand
ness of education and propaganda as an  curve.
energy conservation tool is mixed. See  Specific conservation measures such as rationing have a quality effect
James M. Walker, 'Voluntary responses to that raust be taken into account. For example, with the physical rationing
energy conservation appeals', Joumal of o
Consumer Research, Vol 7, June 1980, pp of petrol, the cost, or welfare loss to the consumer due to the reduction in
88-92; and A.E. Peck and O.C. Doering, the miles he can travel in his car must be added to the cost of implement-
'Voluntarism  and price response: con- ing the rationing scheme and then compared with the benefits of reduced
The Bell Journal of Economics, Volr , petrol supply. Once again, the willingness-to-pay of petrol users would be
Spring 1976, pp 287-292.           the appropriate measure of the foregone consumption benefit. However
28Strictly speaking the discounted scrap in the long-run petrol consumption could also be reduced by the intro-
value of equipment left at the end of the 20
year period should also be deducted from  duction of a more fuel efficient car engine without (perhaps) requiring a
the costs stream associated with the cor- reduction in the miles travelled. This shows that a reduction in energy
responding alternative,            consumption does not always imply a reduction in consumption benefits.
the danger from its use, its social accept- a major focus of the appropriateness of conservation policies should be
ability, and so on, are all factors that may the service derived from the energy use.
affect the consumer choice.          Finally, the costs and benefits associated witt externalities should be
recognized.thus, if an oil-bumin  enerat- included in the economic cost-benefit comparison of alternatives. For
ing plant already exists, the initial compari- example, improvements in technical efficiency or fuel substitution
son must allow for the fact that the system's measures may give rise to pollution, as in the case of conversions from oil
costs of the oil option has no associated
capital costs until the plant is physically fully burning to coal-fired electric power plants. These additional 'external'
depreciated.                       costs should be explicitly evaluated in the analysis.30
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Summary
As energy costs rise, more efficient planning and management of energy
supply and demand is essential to meet multiple national objectives
including the maintenance of economic growth and welfare, especially in
the resource scarce developing countries. The policy tools available for
managing energy demand and reducing wasteful use are pricing, physical
controls, technical methods, and education and propaganda. Co-
ordinated use of these instruments provides the best results. The policy
analysis should be disaggregated as far as possible by energy source, type
of consumption, etc.
Energy pricing policy is more effective in the medium and long-run,
and is usually implemented in two stages. First, the strict efficiency costs
of energy supply are estimated to satisfy the objective of efficient alloca-
tion of economic resources. Next, those strict efficiency costs are system-
atically adjusted to yield a realistic set of prices that also meet other
pricing objectives such as meeting the basic needs of poor consumers by
subsidizing energy, ensuring the financial viability of energy producing
institutions, maintaining price stability, and so on.
Non-price policy measures such as direct controls are useful to deal
with short-run crises, but are also more likely to disrupt the economy. A
package of price and non-price policies may be used to implement energy
conservation measures and eliminate wastage. An energy policy maker
should carry out the following analysis to evaluate any given conservation
measure before adopting and implementing it. First, using economic
opportunity costs consistent with the national viewpoint, it should be
established whether the benefits of such an action exceed the costs. If this
is the case, then the same test should be repeated, using market prices
relevant to the appropriate consumer group, to establish whether a
rational consumer would adopt the conservation measure. If this is not
the case, changes in energy prices, taxes or import duties on equipment,
subsidies to consumers, legislation, and other policy options may have to
be used to implement the conservation technique. In general, price
changes that reduce the divergence between market prices and oppor-
tunity costs should be preferred, However, care should be exercised to
ensure that these policy actions do not have adverse repercusions in other
energy as well as non-energy markets.
Appendix 1
Relevant issues in shadow pricing
To derive a consistent set of economic pressed in terms of units of local on the international market.
opportunity costs or shadow prices for currency converted at the official
goods and services, a common yard- exchange rate. The discussion below is
stick or numeraire to measure value is developed in relation to this particul  Applying shadow prices
necessary.  A  most   appropriate yardstick of value. The border-priced  The estimation and use of shadow
numeraire in many instances is a unit of numeraire is particularly relevant for prices is facilitated by dividing econo-
uncommitted public income at border the foreign exchange-scarce develop- mic resources into tradable and non-
prices. Essentially, this unit is the same ing countries because it represents the tradable items. The values of directly
as freely disposable foreign exchange set of opportunities available to a imported or exported goods and ser-
available to the government, but ex- country to purchase goods and services vices are already known in border
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prices, that is, their foreign exchange  where m  and u are the forgone that are not important enough to merit
costs converted at the official exchange  marginal output and overhead costs of individual attention or lack sufficient
rate. Locally purchased items whose labour in market prices, and a and c are data. The SCF is equal to the official
values are known only in terms of corresponding conversion factors to exchange rate (OER) divided by the
doriestic market prices, however, must convert these values into border prices. more familiar shadow exchange rate
be converted to border prices, by mul- In most developing countries the (SER), appropriately defined. Con-
tiplying the former prices by appro- labour conversion factor (LCF) or ratio verting domestic market priced values
priate conversion factors (CF). There- of ESWR to the market wage rate into border price equivalents by apply-
fore, tradables and non-tradables are  ranges from 0.5 to 1 for unskilled ing the SCF to the value, is concep-
treated differently.               labour, and is close to 1 for skilled tually the inverse of the traditional
The most important tradable inputs workers.                         practice of multiplying foreign currency
used in the energy sector are capital  The  appropriate shadow  value costs by the SER (instead of the OER),
goods and petroleum-based fuels. placed on land depends on its location. to convert to the domestic price equiva-
Some counties may have other fuels Usually, the market price of urban land lent. The standard conversion factor is
available, such as natural gas or coal is a good indicator of its economic usually less than unity in most Third
deposits. If no clear-cut export market value in domestic prices, and the appli- World countries. It may be approxi-
exists for these indigenous energy  cation of an appropriate conversion mated by the ratio of the OER to the
resources, then they cannot be treated  factor, such as the SCF (see below), to free trade exchange rate (FTER), when
like tradables. In addition, if there is no  this domestic price will yield the the country is moving toward a freer
alternative domestic use for the fuels, border-priced cost of urban land trade regime:
an appropriate economic value is the  inputs. Rural land that can be used in
MSC    of production, that is, of agriculture may be valued at its oppor-    OER          eX + nM
extracting gas or coal plus a markup for tunity cost, the net benefit of foregone  SCF =- =
the  discounted  value  of future  agricultural output. The marginal cost   FTER    eX(l-t5) + nM(l+tm)
consumption foregone, or 'user cost'.1  of other rural land is usually assumed to Where X = fob value of exports; M =
If another high value use exists for this be negligible, unless there is a specific cif value of imports; e = elasticity of
fuel, the opportunity cost of not using  reason to the contrary. Examples might export supply; n = elasticity of import
the resource in the alternative use  be the flooding of virgin jungle because demand; t, = average tax on exports
should be considered the economic  of a hydroelectric dam that would (negative for subsidy); and tm = aver-
value of the fuel.                 involve the loss of valuable timber, or age tax rate on imports.
The most important non-tradable spoilage of a recreational area that has  Usually the estirnation of shadow
primary factor inputs are labour and  commercial potential.           prices on a rigorous basis is a long and
land. Consider a typical case of un-  The shadow price of capital is usually complex task. Therefore, the energy
skilled labour in a labour surplus reflected in the discount rate which is sector analyst is best advised to use
country - for example, rural workers defined as the rate of decline in the whatever shadow prices have already
employed for dam construction. The  value of the numeraire over time. been calculated. Alternatively, the
forgone output of workers used in the  Although there has been much discus- analyst would estimate a tzw important
electric power sector is the dominant sion concerning the choice of an items such as the standard conversion
component of the efficiency shadow  appropriate discount rate, in practice factor, opportunity cost of capital, and
wage rate (ESWR). Complications the opportunity cost of capital (OCC) shadow wage rate. When the data are
arise because the original rural income  may be used in the pure efficiency price not precise enough, sensitivity studies
earned may not reflect the marginal regime. The OCC is defined as the may be made over a range of values of
product of agricultural labour and, expected value of the annual stream of such key national parameters.
furthermore, for every   new  job  consumption (in border prices) net of
created, more than one rural worker replacement, which is yielded by the
may give up former employment. investment of one unit of public income  'For a review of practical energy pricing
Allowance must also be made for the  at the margin. In the developing rules, especially with respect to nonrenew-
seasonality of employment.         countries, usually 12%g0>CC�8%.    able  energy  sources  see  Mohan
The standard   conversion  factor energy pricing in developing countries', The
ESWR = a.m. + c.u.               (SCF) mav be used with non-tradables Energy Journal, Vol 3, July 1980, pp 1-30.
Appendix 2
Modelling optimal energy prices
First, the marginal opportunity cost to be further adjusted to compensate including other energy substitutes.2
(MOC) or shadow price of supply must for demand side effects rising from dis-  Suppose that the marginal oppor-
be determined. Second, this value has tortions in the prices of other goods, tunity cost of supply in a given energy
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sub-sector is the curve MOC(Q) shown  under consideration is given by the basket of goods. If the consumer is a
in Figure A1.3 For a typical non-traded curve PD(Q), whiclh is the willingness- residential one, b would be the ratio of
item  like electricity, MOC which is to-pay (WTP) of consumers. Consider the shadow price to the market price of
generally upward sloping is calculated a small increment of consumption AQ  the household's market basket (here, b
by first shadow pricing the inputs to the at the market price level p. Since MOC  is also called the consumption conver-
power sector and then estimating both is shadow priced, PD must also be sion factor). The most general case
the level and structure of marginal transformed into a shadow  priced would be when the consumer was
supply costs (MSC) based on a long- curve before comparing it with MOC. unspecified, or detailed information on
run system  expansion programme.4 This is done by taking the increment of consumer categories was unavailable,
For tradable items like crude oil and for expenditure p.AQ  and asking the so that b would be the ratio of the
fuels which are substitutes for tradables question: 'what is the shadow priced official exchange rate (OER) to the
at the margin, the intemational or marginal cost of resources used up else- shadow  exchange rate (SER), also
border prices of the tradables (ie cif where in the economy if the amount called the standard conversion factor
price of imports of fob price of exports, p. AQ (in market prices) was devoted to (SCF).9 This represents a global
with adjustments for intemal transport alternative  consumption  (and/or second-best  correction  for  the
and handling costs) are appropriate investment)?'                     divergence   between  market   and
indicators of MOC.5 For most Third   Suppose that the shadow cost of this shadow prices averaged throughout the
World countries, such import or export alternative pattem of expenditure is economy.'�
MOC curves will generally be flat or b(p.AQ), where b is called a conver-
perfectly elastic. Other fuels such as sion factor (see Appendix 1). Then the 2From a practical, viewpoint, an optimal
coal and natural gas could be treated  transformed PD curve which repre- pricing procedure which begins with MOC
either way depending on whether they sents the shadow costs of alternative is easier to implement because supply
costs are generally well defined (from
are tradables or non-traded.6      consumption   forgone is given by technological-economic considerations),
The MOC of non-renewabik, non- b.PD(Q); where in Figure Al, it is whereas data on the demand curve are
traded energy sources will generally assumed that b<l. The optimal con- relatively poor. The same model is modified
include a 'user cost' or economic rent sumption level is Q,pt, where the MOC  in the text to establish socially equitable
component, in addition to the marginal and b. PD curves cross, or equivalently submsedrs.ze prces for low income con
costs of production.7 The economic where a new    pseudo-supply curve 3Q actually represents a disaggregated
value of traditional fuels are the most MOC/b, and the market demand curve energy type, eg a particular oil product like
difficult to determine because in many PD intersect. The optimal or efficient petrol or electricity consumed during the
cases there is no established market. selling price to be charged to con- peak period.
4For a detailed discussion ofthe procedures
However, as discussed later, they may sumers (because they react only along used in the electric power subsector see
be valued indirectly on the basis of the the market demand curve PD, rather Mohan Munasinghe, 'Principles of modem
savings on altemative fuels such as than the shadow priced curve b.PD) electricity pricing'Proceedings ofthe IEEE,
kerosene, the opportunity costs of will be: Pe   MOC/b, at the actual Vol 69, March 1981, pp 332-48. In this sub-
labour for gathering firewood, and/or market clearing point B. At this level of sector MSC is also called the long-run
marginal cost (LRMC).
the external costs of deforestation and  consumption, the shadow costs and 'We not" that the use of border prices
erosion.                           benefits of marginal consumption are does ri .equire the assumption of free
Thus, for a non-traded form   of equal ie MOC     = b. PD. Since b trade, but implies that the numeraire or unit
energy, MOC is the opportunity cost of depends on user specific consumption  of value for shadow pricing is essentially
uncommitted foreign exchange (but con-
inputs used to produce it plus a user patterns, different values of the effi- verted into local currency at the official
cost where relevant, while for a niade- cient price Pe may be derived for exchange rate). For details see Lyn Squire
able fuel or a substitute, MOC repre- various consumer categories, all based and Herman Van der Tak, Economic Ana-
sents the marginal foreign exchange on the same value of MOC. We clarify lysis of Projects, Johns Hopkins University
cost of imports or the marginal export the foregoing by considering several 6A non-traded item is generally character-
earnings foregone. In each case, MOC  specific practical examples.    ized by a domestic supply price that lies
measures the shadow priced economic  First, suppose that all the expendi- above the fob price of exports, but below
value of alternative output foregone, ture (p.AQ) is used to purchase a sub- the cif price of imports.
because of increased consumption of a stitute fuel, ie complete substitution.
given form of energy. After identifying Then the conversion factor b is the rela-                MOC/b
the correct supply curve, we next exam- tive distortion or ratio of the shadow  P  -. -      -   MOC(OC
ine demand-side effects, especially price to market price of this other fuel. a. Pv   -
second best corrections which capture Therefore Pe = MOC/b, represents a  a:                       101
interactions between different energy specific second-best adjustment to the                     b. PD
sub-sectors. This second step is just as MOC of the first fuel, to compensate     � L
important as the first one, and there- for the fixed distortion in the price of          �Pt
fore it will be examined in some detail. the substitute fuel.' Next, consider a       Ouantilty
In Figure Al, the market priced less specific case in which the amount Figure  Al. Efficient pricing with
demand curve for the form of energy (p.AQ) is used to buy an average  shadowprices.
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7For details see Mohan Munasinghe and  equipment such as lightbulbs, kerosene application of the SCFto the former, is con-
Gunter Schramm, Energy Economics, lamps, partial substitution effects etc: a ceptually the inverse of the traditional prac-
Demand Management and Conservation  more refined analysis of substitution possi- tice of multiplying foreign currency costs by
Policy, Van Nostrand, New York, forth- bilities would have to incorporate these the SER (instead of the OER) to convert to
coming 1983.                        additional considerations). It would be mis- the domestic price equivalent.
8For example MOCEL could represent the  leading however to then use circular "For example, suppose the border price of
long run marginal cost of rural electricity (for reasoning and attempt to justify the sub- imported diesel is 4 Pesos per litre (ie
lighting) and the substitute fuel could be  sidized kerosene price on the basis of com- US�20 per litre, converted at the OER, of 20
imported kerosene. Suppose that the (sub- parison with the newly calculated low price Pesos per US$). Let the appropriate SER
sidized) domestic market price of kerosene  of electricity. We note that all these energy which reflects the average level of import
is set at 50% of its import (border) price, for sector subsidies must be carefully targeted duties and export subsidies be 25 Pesos
socio-political reasons. Then b = 2, and the  to avoid leakages and abuses.  per US$. Therefore SCF = OER/SER =
efficient selling price of electricity Pe =  9Note that with the foreign exchange 0.8, and the appropriate strictly efficient
MOCEL/2 (ignoring differences in quality of numeraire, conversion of domestic price selling price of diesel: Pe = 4/0.8 = 5 Pesos
the two fuels, capital costs of conversion  values into shadow price equivalents by per litre.
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