Carlos Rufin. The Political Economy of Institutional Change in the Electricity Supply Industry: Shifting Currents. Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar Publishers, 2003. xiii + 226 pp. ISBN 1-84376-203-X, $90.00.

Malaysia is in the process of liberalising its electricity supply industry (ESI) further, with the second reform series announced in September 2018. If everything goes as planned, Malaysia would be the third country in the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) to have a fully liberalised ESI after the Philippines and Singapore. A number of initiatives have been in the pipeline to be executed and a lot more will be planned. At this juncture, it is important for Malaysia to look for the best practices and lessons that can be learnt from the experience of other countries that have successfully liberalised their ESIs. Being in the same region, it is believed that there is a lot that Malaysia can learn from the Philippines and Singapore. This paper therefore presents and deliberates on the chronological development of the countries’ progressive journeys in liberalising their ESIs. The aim is to discern the good practices, the challenges as well as the lessons learnt from these transformations. Analysis is being made and discussed from the following four perspectives; legislative framework, implementation phases, market components and impact on renewable energy penetration. Findings from this study would provide useful insight for Malaysia in determining the course of actions to be taken to reform its ESI. Beyond Malaysia, the findings can also serve as the reference for the other ASEAN countries in moving towards liberalising their ESIs.

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Labor-Management Cooperative Committees in Britain's Electricity Supply Industry

ILR Review ◽

10.2307/2520246 ◽

1958 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 86

Author(s):

R. D. V. Roberts ◽

H. Sallis

Keyword(s):

Electricity Supply ◽

Labor Management ◽

Electricity Supply Industry ◽

Supply Industry

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Moving Targets

Comparative Political Studies ◽

10.1177/0010414001034007002 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 34 (7) ◽

pp. 742-767 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

RAINER EISING ◽

NICOLAS JABKO

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

National Level ◽

Electricity Supply ◽

The European Union ◽

Moving Targets ◽

National Interests ◽

Institutional Dynamics ◽

Electricity Supply Industry ◽

Supply Industry

After 10 years of controversial negotiations, in 1996 the European Union finally took action to liberalize the electricity supply industry. Given the intensity of bilateral contacts between France and Germany, the reform has often been presented as a straightforward intergovernmental deal. This article argues that the French-German deal was only the tip of the iceberg. Perceptions of national interests evolved considerably in both countries. The most important cause for these changes was at the European Union (EU) level, not at the national level. The institutional dynamics of EU negotiations induced a series of preference changes and key political realignments at the national level.

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