A governance perspective on electricity industry development: The case of Papua New Guinea

Sandu, S; Yang, M; Shi, X; Chi, Y

A governance perspective on electricity industry development: The case of Papua New Guinea

Sandu, S

Yang, M

Shi, X

Chi, Y

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Energy Policy, 2020, 141
Issue Date:: 2020-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sandu, S https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3609-5008
dc.contributor.author	Yang, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4009-2002
dc.contributor.author	Shi, X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-7395
dc.contributor.author	Chi, Y
dc.date.accessioned	2020-09-20T23:44:09Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-20T23:44:09Z
dc.date.issued	2020-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	Energy Policy, 2020, 141
dc.identifier.issn	0301-4215
dc.identifier.issn	1873-6777
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/142779
dc.description.abstract	© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Premised on our contention about the narrowness of the contemporary, industry-centric, focus to understanding the causes for the underdeveloped state of electricity industry in PNG, this paper develops a governance perspective for facilitating such an understanding. The analytical framework employed for this purpose is informed by core tenets of the state-society relational theory. The analysis undertaken in this paper suggests that the development of electricity industry in PNG has been ad hoc in nature, typified by the prevalence of piecemeal efforts for redressing electricity issues of the time. Further, this ad hoc development is essentially reflective of the underlying crisis of governability, as indicated by persistent political instability and frequent changes of government. This crisis has arisen from the ubiquity of conflicts, at the local level, between the western-style formal governance framework adopted after independence, and the culturally-attuned informal governance framework that has existed in the local communities for centuries. In such environments, the government tends to focus on redressing the immediate threat of political survival. The question of long-term development of the country (including, electricity industry development) has therefore assumed a dormant role. Outcome is the persistence of underdevelopment of the electricity industry.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Energy Policy
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111464
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Energy
dc.title	A governance perspective on electricity industry development: The case of Papua New Guinea
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	141
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/A/DRsch The Data Science Institute
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Professional Practice and Leadership
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
utslib.copyright.embargo	2022-06-01T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2020-09-20T23:44:07Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	141

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© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Premised on our contention about the narrowness of the contemporary, industry-centric, focus to understanding the causes for the underdeveloped state of electricity industry in PNG, this paper develops a governance perspective for facilitating such an understanding. The analytical framework employed for this purpose is informed by core tenets of the state-society relational theory. The analysis undertaken in this paper suggests that the development of electricity industry in PNG has been ad hoc in nature, typified by the prevalence of piecemeal efforts for redressing electricity issues of the time. Further, this ad hoc development is essentially reflective of the underlying crisis of governability, as indicated by persistent political instability and frequent changes of government. This crisis has arisen from the ubiquity of conflicts, at the local level, between the western-style formal governance framework adopted after independence, and the culturally-attuned informal governance framework that has existed in the local communities for centuries. In such environments, the government tends to focus on redressing the immediate threat of political survival. The question of long-term development of the country (including, electricity industry development) has therefore assumed a dormant role. Outcome is the persistence of underdevelopment of the electricity industry.

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