Development of variable renewable energy policy in developing countries: A case study of Sri Lanka

Shi, X; Chen, H; Yu, Y; Wen, F

Development of variable renewable energy policy in developing countries: A case study of Sri Lanka

Shi, X

Chen, H Yu, Y Wen, F

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Citation:: International Journal of Public Policy, 2018, 14 (1-2), pp. 10 - 29
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Shi, X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-7395	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chen, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yu, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wen, F	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:05:20Z
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Public Policy, 2018, 14 (1-2), pp. 10 - 29	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1740-0600	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/129038
dc.description.abstract	Copyright © 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Development of policy for variable renewable energy (VRE), such as wind and solar power, could be difficult in developing countries that have limited capacity, limited technical, and fiscal resources. Sri Lanka is such a case. Although Sri Lanka has a potential to develop VRE, the development was neither sufficient nor smooth. This study explores the development of VRE in the 2000s and analyses the impacts of the cost reflective feed-in-tariffs (FITs). The study finds that VRE public policy in Sri Lanka can be improved in a number of ways: better coordination among government agencies; technology specific policy and accommodation of cost dynamics; and redesign of subsidy policies. Generally, the governance mechanism suggested in this research is an innovated structure to coordinate multiple government agencies by specifying policies according to technologies and redesigning the subsidy structures by accommodating the cost dynamics.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Public Policy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1504/IJPP.2018.090682	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Development of variable renewable energy policy in developing countries: A case study of Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1-2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	14	en_US
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utslib.for	1606 Political Science	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	14	en_US

Abstract:

Copyright © 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Development of policy for variable renewable energy (VRE), such as wind and solar power, could be difficult in developing countries that have limited capacity, limited technical, and fiscal resources. Sri Lanka is such a case. Although Sri Lanka has a potential to develop VRE, the development was neither sufficient nor smooth. This study explores the development of VRE in the 2000s and analyses the impacts of the cost reflective feed-in-tariffs (FITs). The study finds that VRE public policy in Sri Lanka can be improved in a number of ways: better coordination among government agencies; technology specific policy and accommodation of cost dynamics; and redesign of subsidy policies. Generally, the governance mechanism suggested in this research is an innovated structure to coordinate multiple government agencies by specifying policies according to technologies and redesigning the subsidy structures by accommodating the cost dynamics.

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