MIR Publications
Managing Infrastructure Reform and Regulation
The following new MIR publications are currently available
POWER SECTOR REFORM
Demise of the standard model for power sector reform and the emergence of hybrid power markets (2008), Katharine Nawaal Gratwick, Anton Eberhard, Published in Energy Policy 36, pp3948-3960, 2008
South African Network Infrastructure Review: Electricity (2008), David Newberry and Anton Eberhard, a paper written for National Treasury and the Department of Public Enterprises Government of South Africa
Uncertainties within South Africa's goal of universal access to electricity by 2012 (2008), Bernard Bekker, Trevor Gaunt, Anton Eberhard and Andrew Marquard, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Vol 19, No 2, pp4-13, May 2008
South Africa’s Electrification Programme - an overview and assessment (2007), Andrew Marquard, Bernard Bekker, Anton Eberhard and Trevor Gaunt, South Africa’s rapid electrification programme: Policy, institutional, planning, financing and technical innovations
Also published in Energy Policy 36, pp 3125– 3137, 2008
The political-economy of power sector reform in South Africa (2007), Anton Eberhard, Chapter 6 in The Political-economy of power sector reform in developing countries. Cambridge University Press, pp 215-253, 2007
Investment and Uncertainty: Historical experience with power sector investment in South Africa and its implications for current challenges (2006), Grove Steyn, MIR Working paper
Power Sector Reform and Regulation: responding to investment and poverty challenges in Africa (2005), Anton Eberhard, Presentation for Parliamentary Forum on Energy Legislation and Sustainable Development
From State to Market and Back Again: South Africa’s Power Sector Reforms (2005), Anton Eberhard, Economic & Political Weekly, December 10
Power Sector Reform in Africa: assessing the impact on poor people (2005), Alix Clark, Mark Davis, Anton Eberhard, Katharine Gratwick & Njeri Wamukonya, A study managed by the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, For ESMAP/World Bank Dissemination Note
Political Economy of Power Sector Reform in South Africa (2004), Anton Eberhard, PESD Working Paper #06
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN POWER
IPPs in Sub-Saharan Africa: determinants of success (2010), Anton Eberhard and Katharine Nawaal Gratwick.
Also published in Energy Policy 39, pp5541-5549, 2011
Through the Fire: Independent Power Projects and Power Sector Reform in Cote d’Ivoire (2008), Isaac Malgas and Katharine Nawaal Gratwick, MIR Working Paper
Energy Stalemate: Independent Power Projects and Power Sector Reform in Ghana (2008), Isaac Malgas, MIR Working Paper
Electricity Utility Management Contracts in Africa: Lessons and Experience from the TANESCO-NETGroup Solutions Management Contract in Tanzania, 2002-2006, Rebecca Ghanadan and Anton Eberhard, MIR Working Paper
An Analyses of Independent Power Projects in Africa: understanding development and investment outcomes, (2007), Katherine Nawaal Gratwick and Anton Eberhard.
Also published in Development Policy Review, Vol.26, No.3, 309-338, May 2008.
Two of a Kind: Lessons from Tunisian Independent Power Projects (2006), Isaac Malgas, Katharine Nawaal Gratwick and Anton Eberhard, MIR Working paper (a version of this article has also been published in Journal of North African studies, Vol.12, No. 4, December 2007)
Moroccan Independent Power Producers – African Pioneers (2006), Isaac Malgas, Katharine Nawaal Gratwick and Anton Eberhard, MIR Working paper (a version of this article has also been published in Journal of North African studies, Vol.13, No 1, March 2008)
Generating Power and Controversy: Understanding Tanzania's Independent Power Projects (2007), Katharine Nawaal Gratwick, Rebecca Ghanadan and Anton Eberhard, MIR Working paper
Also published in Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Vol. 17, No 4, November 2006
Take 4: the Contribution and Evolution of Independent Power Projects in Kenya (2007), Anton Eberhard, Katherine Nawaal Gratwick, MIR Working paper revised
Also published in Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Vol. 16, No.4, November 2005
From State to Market and back again: Egypt's experiment with Independent Power Projects (2007), Anton Eberhard, Katharine Nawaal Gratwick, MIR Working paper, From state to market and back again: Egypt’s experiment with Independent Power Projects
Also published in Energy, Vol 32, pp724-738, 2007
REGULATION OF ELECTRICITY SERVICES IN AFRICA
The National Planning Commissions Energy Plan for South Africa (2012), Anton Eberhard
Lessons from the African Electricity Regulator Peer Review and Learning Network (2009), Anton Eberhard, World Forum on Energy Regulation IV, Athens, Greece, 18-21 October 2009
Assessing Regulatory Performance in Africa: Insights from the African Electricity Regulator Peer Review and Learning Network (2009), Joseph Kapika, CNELEC Workshop on Regulation, Maputo, 20 August 2009.
Tailoring regulatory institutions to local needs and resources (2008), Anton Eberhard, World Bank Workshop, Washington DC, 05 November 2008.
Matching regulatory design to country circumstances: the potential of hybrid and transitional models (2007), Anton Eberhard, World Bank FEU Workshop, Washington, 14 June 2007.
The independence and accountability of Africa’s Infrastructure Regulators: Re-assessing regulatory design and performance (2007), Anton Eberhard, Keynote address, 4th AFUR Conference, Livingston, Zambia, 25-26 April 2007.
Infrastructure regulation in developing countries: an exploration of hybrid and transitional models 2007, Anton Eberhard, Working paper prepared for PPIAF, No 4, Washington DC, 2007.
Infrastructure regulation in developing countries: an exploration of hybrid and transitional models (2006), Anton Eberhard, A paper prepared for the African Forum of Utilities Regulators 3rd Annual Conference, 15-16 March 2006, Windhoek, Namibia, Conference Presentation.
Economic Regulation of Regional Electricity Distributers: Critical Challenges (2005), Anton Eberhard, Presentation for EDI Restructuring for Developmental Local Government: Development Bank of South Africa: 28 October 2005.
Mitigating Regulatory Risk for Private Investors in the Electricity Sector in Africa (2005), Anton Eberhard, Presentation for SADC Regional Electricity Investment Conference.
Regulation of Electricity Services in Africa: an assessment of current challenges and an exploration of new regulatory models (2005), Anton Eberhard, Paper presented at World Bank Conference: Towards Growth and Poverty Reduction, Conference Presentation (WARNING: pdf file size 4.7 MB).
SUPPLY SECURITY
The future of South African Coal:market, investment, and policy challenges (2011), Anton Eberhard
Plugging the demand-supply gap: challenges in planning, procurement and contracting of new power (2008), Anton Eberhard, 5th RERA Annual Conference, Arusha, Tanzania, 12 November 2008
Africa’s power crisis: and power shortages in South Africa (2008), Anton Eberhard, Presentation for Africa Energy Forum, Nice, 2-4 July 2008
South Africa’s Power Crisis: understanding its root causes and assessing efforts to restore supply security (2008), Anton Eberhard, Presentation to Centre for Development and Enterprise Round Table, 5 May 2008
Electricity Blackouts in South Africa: proximate and ultimate causes & recommendations for the future (2007), Anton Eberhard, Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises 14 February
Electricity security in South Africa: implications for the region (2006), Anton Eberhard, Presentation at 3rd Annual RERA Conference, November 20-21
NEWS ARTICLES
Eskom crisis will spark new deal (2009), Anton Eberhard, Published in Mail and Guardian (South Africa), Friday 04 September 2009
Charging ahead, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Friday 03 July 2009
Public enterprises: SA must face choking reality of state-owned albatrosses, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Thursday June 25 2009
Ten ways to provide SA with more and cleaner power, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Thursday May 21 2009
Price hikes inevitable if we want to keep the lights on, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), Monday March 09 2009
If users don't foot Eskom's bill, the state will have to, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), 27 October 2008
On the private road back to power supply security, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), May 22 2008
Pricing our way back onto a path to energy security, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), May 15 2008
Shining a critical light on plans for repowering SA, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), May 07 2008
Sale shock therapy, Anton Eberhard, Published in Financial Mail (South Africa), March 14 2008
Power inquiry needed, Anton Eberhard, Published in Cape Times (South Africa), March 13 2008
Moving beyond blame: what is required to shore up Eskom, Anton Eberhard, Published in Sunday Times (South Africa), February 3, 2008
Overseas lessons in coping with power scarcity, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), January 24 2008
Charge them up, Anton Eberhard, Published in Financial Mail (South Africa), 21 September 2007
Erwin has switched us on to a timely discussion, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), August 29, 2007
Rosier future without the RED's, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), April 04, 2007
Faults in plan for supply security, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), March 23, 2007
Root causes of South African electricity blackouts, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), March 14, 2007
Dangers in cutting Nersa's power, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), September 20, 2006
Energy Security and the market, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa), May 23, 2006
Power crisis ideal time for a rethink, Anton Eberhard, Published in Cape Times (South Africa), May 2 2006
Eskom: History's Unheeded Lessons, Grove Steyn, Published in Business Day (South Africa), March 17, 2006
The Western Case Power Crisis: Moving beyond the blame game, Anton Eberhard, Published in ENERGIZE, March 2006
Eskom's Broken Contract in the Cape, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa) February 28, 2006
New Electricity Bill Proposes Radical Changes, Anton Eberhard, Published in AMEU Bulletin September 2005
Fight Looms Over New Electricity Regulation, Anton Eberhard, Published in Energize: Power Journal of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers September 2005
Pulling the Plug on Regulator, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa) September 14, 2005
Power policy at a crossroads, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa) June 17, 2005
Vital to get market structure right, Anton Eberhard, Published in Business Day (South Africa) September 23, 2004