Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I Independent regulation
Framework
for independent regulation in India: an overview
Role of independent
regulation in economic reforms
The regulatory
framework: experiences and issues
Establishing
effective regulation: South Asia’s challenges
Recent initiatives
in developing regulatory framework in Gujarat’s water sector
Part II Tariff setting
Tariff
setting in the electric power sector: the Indian case study
Tariff setting
in the privatized British electricity industry
The Argentinian
electric power pricing system
Uncertainty,
tariffs, and transmission and distribution losses
Transmission
and distribution losses in India
Demand forecasting
for electricity: the Indian experience
Demand forecasting
in the new regulated energy scenario: the Brazilian electrical sector experience
and challenges
Tariff-setting
in telecommunications in India: progress to date and the way forward
Tariff setting
in the telecom sector
Tariff setting
in the water sector: the Chennai experience
A framework
for tariff setting in the water sector: an overview
Port tariffs
in India: an overview
Tariff setting
in the port sector: major issues
Part III Other regulatory issues
Quality of service
Quality
of service and performance issues in India’s power sector
Quality of
service issues in the British power sector
Quality of
service and performance issues in India’s telecom sector
Regulatory process
Analysis
of regulatory processes and decisions
Regulatory
processes and decision-making
Institutional
framework and process
Consumer concern
The
consumer’s role in the regulatory process
Independent
regulation and consumer issues
Regulatory
process and consumer issues in India: an update
Competition
Independent
regulatory authorities and competition authorities: competitors or partners
in change?
Competition
in Indian telecommunications
Regulation
of oil and gas pipelines: issues in open access
Issues in
open access in India’s oil and gas sector
Regulation
in oil and gas pipelines
Capacity building
Capacity-building
for regulatory reforms: the issues
Strategies
for regulatory reform
Regulatory response to crisis
Regulatory
responses to recovery from crisis situations
Disaster management:
role of electricity regulators in Indian context
Part IV Paths forward
The
way forward
Conclusions
and policy recommendations
Index
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