Foreign exchange and the price of electricity given the Philippine power industry reforms

This paper examines foreign exchange as a determinant of high prices in an electricity generation industry going through reforms towards privatization and deregulation. It is found that exchange rate movements influence electricity prices through imported fuels but more notably through payment of fo...

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Main Author: Molato, Rheal M.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-93852023-02-28T03:31:28Z Foreign exchange and the price of electricity given the Philippine power industry reforms Molato, Rheal M. This paper examines foreign exchange as a determinant of high prices in an electricity generation industry going through reforms towards privatization and deregulation. It is found that exchange rate movements influence electricity prices through imported fuels but more notably through payment of foreign-currency denominated liabilities. This financing aspect stands out because of the difficulty in obtaining domestic funding. This paper notes that generating investments is imperative for the power sector reforms to attain their objectives. 2007-10-01T07:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8446 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Electric utilities—Philippines Electric utilities—Rates—Philippines Foreign exchange rates—Philippines Economics
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
topic Electric utilities—Philippines
Electric utilities—Rates—Philippines
Foreign exchange rates—Philippines
Economics
spellingShingle Electric utilities—Philippines
Electric utilities—Rates—Philippines
Foreign exchange rates—Philippines
Economics
Molato, Rheal M.
Foreign exchange and the price of electricity given the Philippine power industry reforms
description This paper examines foreign exchange as a determinant of high prices in an electricity generation industry going through reforms towards privatization and deregulation. It is found that exchange rate movements influence electricity prices through imported fuels but more notably through payment of foreign-currency denominated liabilities. This financing aspect stands out because of the difficulty in obtaining domestic funding. This paper notes that generating investments is imperative for the power sector reforms to attain their objectives.
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author Molato, Rheal M.
author_facet Molato, Rheal M.
author_sort Molato, Rheal M.
title Foreign exchange and the price of electricity given the Philippine power industry reforms
title_short Foreign exchange and the price of electricity given the Philippine power industry reforms
title_full Foreign exchange and the price of electricity given the Philippine power industry reforms
title_fullStr Foreign exchange and the price of electricity given the Philippine power industry reforms
title_full_unstemmed Foreign exchange and the price of electricity given the Philippine power industry reforms
title_sort foreign exchange and the price of electricity given the philippine power industry reforms
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2007
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8446
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