You are cordially invited to
PEAK-LOAD PRICING AND
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN CHINA
a public seminar
by
Dr Wu Xun
Assistant Professor
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore
30 June 2008
10.30 am to 12.00 noon
ESI Conference Room
29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Block A, #10-01
Abstract
Electricity consumption in China has increased four-fold in the last decade. Many major cities in China have adopted peak-load pricing to ease the growing imbalance in demand for electricity between peak and off-peak hours. The policy has been successful in reducing electricity demand for peak hours, but has also had a significant impact on total household electricity consumption. This has major implications for the country’s emission of greenhouse gases. Based on a unique dataset for household electricity consumption before and after peak-load pricing, the speaker finds that peak-load pricing may increase household electricity consumption by 30%. As policy-makers are planning to introduce peak-load pricing to more areas across the country, and 80% of the electricity in China is generated by coal-fired power plants, the dramatic increase in electricity consumption may seriously affect the environment.
Speaker
Dr Wu Xun specialises in the analysis and evaluation of policy reforms in developing countries, with emphasis on social and environmental sectors. He has published in Energy Policy, Energy Economics, Pacific Review, Water Resource Research and other internationally refereed journals. Prior to joining the LKY School, he worked as a consultant at the World Bank. He teaches research methods for policy analysis, policy evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, environmental policy and natural resource management. He earned his Ph.D. in public policy analysis from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001.
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